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Why You Should Stop Taking Pictures in Museums
Ilike to visit art museums. If I’m taking a trip to a new place, I’ll visit the local art museum — big or small. In fact, I almost prefer small museums over the large ones. Even though they tend to have a lot fewer exhibits — and rarely get work from artists with household names — they’re also a lot less congested. You get the chance to actually examine a piece without being shuffled along with the crowd.
Last year, I went to The Met. It’s an intimidating place to be — you’re surrounded by so many people and enough art to drown in. I only had the opportunity to spend a few hours there — not nearly enough time to cover even half of it. Their most popular show at the time was a Michelangelo exhibit, and I wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to see the original creations of one of the world’s greatest artists.
We were in the midst of some of the greatest artwork ever, and nobody was really looking at it.
Their collection of his portfolio really was amazing, and even included a smaller reconstruction of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling. But, even though the collection was massive — and covered probably three or four rooms — it was difficult to really look at anything.
