I am Harry, a Harvard educated curator ready to slay the house down boots. Today is the day I yoink control from the social girlies and Ali the mother of all rizzlers. They will not stop my aura. Siri add painting emoji here thanks pic.twitter.com/sJX2HDDlZi
— National Gallery of Art (@ngadc) March 14, 2026
Here's a detailed article about the museum's social media strategy.
The idea for the video came from Sydni Myers, the Senior Social Media Manager at the museum...Sydni caught Alison ["a 77-year-old curator of early European sculpture"], who she knew would be perfect for the role, as she was walking out of an all-staff meeting. Sydni asked if she’d be open to “rizzing up the internet with art history.” She remembers Alison pausing for a second and then saying, “If it helps bring attention to the sculptures, I’m in.”...When I asked Alison if there’s a favorite phrase or term she’s learned from filming, she says, “How can you beat ‘The glow still slaps after 500 years!’”? That’s one of our main messages.”