Our 2018 #MuseumSelfie Day got off to a slow start here at the Florida Museum. But as soon as pictures started popping up, our staff got a little competitive. Especially once they heard there was going to be an award to the collection or lab with the best selfies.
Not only are our scientists and team slightly competitive, they all get genuinely excite to show off their work. So at the end of the day, the selfies were flying. Staff who didn’t have social media accounts got into it and we posted their pics from the Museum’s social channels. Some people even slid in late the next day just because they wanted in on the fun.
One caveat we have is that some photos aren’t true selfies because the last thing we want is someone trying to hold their favorite fragile specimen or object with one hand and take a picture with the other. Nightmare fodder!
The winner among our staff selfies went to our herpetology collection for having such fun with crocodilians! So this year they will be able to proudly display the Hashtag Award. And next year, similar to the Stanley Cup, herpetology will pass the Hashtag Award to the next winners of #MuseumSelfie Day!
Chelsea Collison presented the Hashtag Award to Coleman Sheehy, collection manager, and Leroy Nunez and Amber Singh. Congrats, herps!
MuseumSelfie Day 2018 award ceremony. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace
MuseumSelfie Day 2018 award ceremony. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace
MuseumSelfie Day 2018 award ceremony. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace
MuseumSelfie Day 2018 award ceremony. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace
MuseumSelfie Day 2018 award ceremony. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace
Meanwhile, here’s a collection of some of the great Museum team selfies from #MuseumSelfie Day 2018:
Selfie by Coleman Sheehy, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Leroy Nunez, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Amber Singh, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Rachel Narducci, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Hannah Owens, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Adania Flemming, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Matt Lyons, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Michelle Barboza, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Andrew Kratter, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Amber Tison, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Natalie van Hoose, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Oona Takano, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Matthew Gitzendanner, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Graphics Department, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Environmental Anthropology Collection, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Chelsea Collison, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Andy Lievretz, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Guralnick Lab, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Sarah Fazenbaker, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Jonnie Dietz, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Radha Krueger, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Vijay Barve, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Charlie Cobb, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Leigh Anne McConnaughey, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Ceramic Technology Lab, Ann Cordell and Lindsay Bloch, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Trevor Duke, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Eve Rowland, Museum Selfie Day 2018
Selfie by Beverly Sensbach, Museum Selfie Day 2018
