Across the US, over a quarter of museums are seeing a decline in attendance. While some blame the recession, museum geek Mark Rosen has a more sobering reason – museums are run by dull people. Rather than complain, Rosen created his own work-around, and started the Museum Hack.

Between the beaches and the carnivals, you’d forgive Brazilians for not finding time to explore the country’s offerings of high culture. But a campaign launched by the Brazilian Institute of Museums is looking to change this by encouraging people to visit the 3,600 museums nationwide.

Millions of people share photos of themselves on social media every day, but the kind of pictures they post on Instagram rarely match those on Snapchat. Canvas8 spoke to marketing professors Alexa Fox and Pom Nakhata to understand how people use selfies and what it means for brands.

Centre Pompidou in Paris is trying to raise its profile among tourists by positioning it as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. As young travellers want to live like locals and discover cities beyond the usual spots, those who haven’t heard of the Centre would be curious to go check it out.