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title: "Message From Met's Social Media Manager: Museums Are for Everyone"
date: 2025-09-18T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Message From Met's Social Media Manager: Museums Are for Everyone

*September 18, 2025* — by [Jessica Weiss ’05](/author/jessica-weiss-05)


> Alum Uses Digital Platforms to Spotlight Overlooked Voices

*2024 Venice Biennale 4 1920x1080 — Besides leading social media at the Met, Karen Vidangos '13 is the founder of Latinx Art Collective, the first nationwide database exclusively for Latinx artists in the United States and Caribbean. (Photo courtesy of Karen Vidangos)*

Each May, the Met Gala dominates headlines with its parade of A-list celebrities clad in bold, even outrageous fashion. This year, while the press clamored for sound bites on the red carpet, Karen Vidangos ’13 led her team at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in weaving the spectacle back to what the night was truly about: a new exhibition on Black style.

Instead of chasing “Who are you wearing?” posts, the Met’s senior manager of social media had her team ask the VIPs questions tied to the show’s themes and captured their candid reactions inside the galleries. The resulting videos quickly racked up thousands of likes and shares.


*Karen Vidangos headshot — (Photo by Obiekwe Okolo)*




**Topics:** [People](https://today.umd.edu/tags/people)


**Tags:** [Visual Arts](https://today.umd.edu/topic/visual-arts), [Alumni](https://today.umd.edu/topic/alumni), [Social Media](https://today.umd.edu/topic/social-media), [Arts](https://today.umd.edu/topic/arts)


**Units:** [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities)