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Museum goers, Have you ever.....? |
Hope you can help. I am writing a paper on security issues in museums. I was wondering for those of you that have visted museums in the past year, have you ever touched, wrote on, climbed on, etc. a work of art in a museum, gallery, historic house, etc.? Leave garbage behind? Or have you seen someone else do that? Were there security guards present that repremanded you or another person? I am trying to explore the bad things that happen to works of art due to some museum visitors. Any examples of the above would be appreciated. Thanks. The thing that I frequently see when visiting museums is how close some people try to get to some objects to have their picture taken, particularly statues and large paintings. In some cases, I've even seen people look around first to see if there is a security guard observing them. They'll drape their arm over the object, or sit on it, or otherwise try to pose with it in a manner that puts them into physical contract with it. And yes, I've seen guards come hurrying to stop them. Quite often, even when there are signs posted everywhere telling them not to do so, I see people using their flash to take pictures of fragile objects, then hiding the camera or moving away when a guard comes to investigate the flash. Interesting topic for a paper. I was in Athens' Archeological Museum last month and I did touch a couple of statues. On one occasion the security guard saw me but she just nodded as if saying "just don't let the other guards see you". It could be because we were both greek, I don't know how she would have acted if I was a tourist. Now, I know it's not what you're looking for, but here's some food for thought: Did you know there are museums for the blind? In there you are welcome to touch everything. I wonder how it is. Also, how about the bad things that happen to artifacts due to museum personnel? I know that some greek statues and ancient works of art in foreign museums were irreparably discolored after being scrubbed with chlorine and steel brushes (!) for cleaning. Good luck on your paper |
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