{"id":100803,"date":"2021-12-07T12:56:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T07:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=100803"},"modified":"2021-12-08T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T06:17:00","slug":"the-museum-of-selfies-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/the-museum-of-selfies-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Museum Of Selfies In Los Angeles Will Change The Way You Look At Selfies Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphone, front camera, a picture of self, and social media sharing! That&#8217;s how that the priority of the Gen X, Y, Z can be summed up. &#8220;<em>Friends have arrived, food is already here, but wait, let me take a selfie first.<\/em>&#8221; No wonder why selfie has grown into an indispensable part of our everyday life, and this contagious manifestation of self-obsession is here to stay.<!--more--> Taking this form of self-love to a whole new level, <strong>Los Angeles\u00a0has\u00a0opened the Museum of Selfies<\/strong> and it comprises of everything related to \u201cscience, art, and culture of self-representation\u201d.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100806\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/acj-1902-museum-of-selfies-4.jpg\" alt=\"acj-1902-museum-of-selfies (4)\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/themuseumofselfies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><br \/>\nLocated <strong>8 miles from the Downtown LA in Glendale suburb<\/strong> this museum is going to be an interactive museum that examines the history and cultural phenomenon of the selfie. And its roots date back to 40,000 years. The museum which will become operational from April 1, 2018,\u00a0aptly represents everything related to self-love. While the Museum promises to explore the expanse of history related to this social phenomenon, your perception\u00a0about selfie would evolve for sure.<\/p>\n<h3>Everything about the Museum of Selfies in Los Angeles<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100810\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/acj-1902-museum-of-selfies-9.jpg\" alt=\"acj-1902-museum-of-selfies (9)\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/themuseumofselfies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The museum encompasses an overall area of <strong>8,000 square feet in Glendale<\/strong> in Downtown LA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tommy Honton and Tair Mamedov<\/strong> are the masterminds behind the museum who have approved every piece going to be showcased in the museum<\/li>\n<li>The museum will explore variety of themes that devise \u201ceducational yet playful approach\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Prime focus will be on much-loathed food selfie and bathroom mirror selfie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100811\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/acj-1902-museum-of-selfies-10.jpg\" alt=\"acj-1902-museum-of-selfies (10)\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"http:\/\/themuseumofselfies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visitors will get an access to fake skyscraper\u00a0which they can climb &amp;\u00a0click a fear-inducing virtual rooftop selfie<\/li>\n<li>There also will be a series of original works by renowned artists that would depict the \u201cprovocative and creative vision of the selfie phenomenon\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Selfie-stick throne \u2013 a chair made of selfie sticks, and a reported secret work to be unveiled at the museum&#8217;s opening<\/li>\n<li>Selfie-sticks would be encouraged, leave alone carrying it inside the museum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100805\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/acj-1902-museum-of-selfies-3.jpg\" alt=\"acj-1902-museum-of-selfies (3)\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Museum of Selfies rather has a message and aims to deal with the growing concern of narcissism. The whole phenomenon has infused so deeper into our lives that it must be dealt with sooner and an ordeal has to be made to stop the deaths and other mishaps occurring because of selfies. Apparently, Museum of Selfies LA isn\u2019t the first place to explore selfies art. <strong>The Saatchi Gallery<\/strong> organized a <strong>\u201cFrom Selfie to Self-Expression\u201d exhibition<\/strong> last year which had remarkable self-portraits, by Vincent van Gogh, Tracey Emin, and Rembrandt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Must Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/crazy-selfies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14 Dangerous And Crazy Selfies \u2013 Moments That May Cost Lives<\/a><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100807\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/acj-1902-museum-of-selfies-5.jpg\" alt=\"acj-1902-museum-of-selfies (5)\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201c<em>The relationship between people and art has changed,<\/em>\u201d Tair Mamedov told in the press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Now people don&#8217;t want to just be a silent consumer, they want to be a part of the art. There are many more selfies with the Mona Lisa than actual Mona Lisas.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ticket price:<\/strong> \u00a318, free for children under 3<\/p>\n<p><em>Find more details about the Museum of Selfies Los Angeles <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/themuseumofselfies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Bookings info &amp; available slots can be enquired <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.showclix.com\/event\/museum-of-selfies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><em>Here&#8217;s the <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/themuseumofselfies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a> of the Museum Of Selfies<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>How selfie came into inception?<\/h3>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100804\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/acj-1902-museum-of-selfies-1.jpg\" alt=\"acj-1902-museum-of-selfies (1)\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Selfie is a rage today but the oldest know self-portrait dates back to 1839 when Robert Cornelius &#8211; an American lamp manufacturer, clicked an image of himself using the daguerreotype process, the first ever publicly available photographing process. To get this image right Cornelius had to stand still for 10 to 15 minutes. The word selfie is believed to have been used for the first time way back in 2002 on an Australian online forum.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-100808\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/acj-1902-museum-of-selfies-6.jpg\" alt=\"acj-1902-museum-of-selfies (6)\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The caption read \u201c<em>Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped ofer [sic] and landed lip first (with front teeth coming a very close second) on a set of steps. I had a hole about 1cm long right through my bottom lip. And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie.<\/em>\u201d The word became popular later in 2012 where people started using it widely on social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and MySpace. Later Oxford English Dictionary added it terming\u00a0the word as the <em>&#8216;Word of the Year&#8217; in 2013<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Selfie is undoubtedly the biggest trend of the 21st century and it is here to stay. The Museum Of Selfies in Los Angeles only honors it in true spirit and is certainly going to be worth a visit.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Further Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/places-where-selfies-are-banned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8 Places Around The World Where You\u2019re Not Allowed To Click A Selfie \u2013 No Matter What!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphone, front camera, a picture of self, and social media sharing! That&#8217;s how that the priority of the Gen X, Y, Z can be summed up. &#8220;Friends have arrived, food is already here, but wait, let me take a selfie first.&#8221; No wonder why selfie has grown into an indispensable part of our everyday life, and this contagious manifestation of self-obsession is here to stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":100809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[9817,2030,4431,343,800],"coauthors":[477],"class_list":{"0":"post-100803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-leaderboardads","9":"tag-los-angeles","10":"tag-museum-of-selfies","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-travel-news"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Museum Of Selfies In Los Angeles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Museum Of Selfies In Los Angeles explores the history and cultural phenomenon of the selfie. 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