Comments on: Ides of March

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:47:08 +0000

Haha I had the same thing happen to me (no battery) the last time I went to the British Museum. V frustrating.

I *love* the Metropolitan Museum. I last went in April of 2008 and I made my feet sore, too. After the Greco-Roman, Egyptian, Medieval, and several other sections I think I ended up just sitting down with a nice view of Sargent’s Madame X ’til my feed stopped throbbing. One thing I don’t enjoy about the MMA is how labyrinthine it is and how different sections are closed off, so there’s only one way in or out. At one point, a security guard allowed two young nubile 20something women through a “staff-only” door as a shortcut back into the main hall but stopped me from following. He told me sternly it was “staff only” even though it was quite obvious the gals he had just let through weren’t staff. Pfeug

I am also always fascinated seeing things that were fashioned by human hands thousands of years ago, and Egyptian art and monuments go back a good 5,000 years, which is just incredible. I particularly love the temple that’s surrounded by glass with views of Central Park and the City beyond. There is something mind-blowing about that juxtaposition, and something amazing a about standing in the temple and knowing how long ago it was built by hands that have long since turned to dust.

I’m also thrilled that they got rid of the restaurant that occupied one of the best rooms in the Greco-Roman section, which has since been lovingly restored. It’s a shame there isn’t a decent restaurant in the Museum anymore, but I’d rather have decent exhibits. I think they made the right move there.

I was last in Manhattan last spring. My boss has had a tradition of going to tapings of the Letterman show since he was a freshman at MIT (and there are some amusing youtube videos of him on stage during that show — it was when I watched those videos that I first realized with horror that my boss is 20 years younger than me). He arranged for our entire team to go down from IBM for the day. We had lunch at the Hard Rock (wouldn’t have been my first choice), picked up our tickets, and then went to a museum. There were two museum tragedies for me that day. The first was that the Metropolitan was closed. *sigh* The second was that the MoMA was — open. *HEAVY sigh*

By: josh

josh — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:14:07 +0000

My dad is OBSESSED [feat. Mariah & Beyoncerz?!] wiff Dali. He’s amazing and I was lucky enough to see his exhibit before.

And I really do quite enjoy the carving that depicts the guy getting his hand eaten by bulls. FUNNY!

By: Jere Keys

Jere Keys — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:16:38 +0000

Yes, there are a few really awesome museums in town. I’m not a huge fan of museum trips, but sometimes they are very much worth it.

By: Jere Keys

Jere Keys — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:15:40 +0000

Totally understandable. I’ve been here 8 months before giving up an afternoon to a museum.

By: Jere Keys

Jere Keys — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:14:45 +0000

Absolutely. Unless I’m with a total art geek who can explain things to me like I’m 4, I much prefer to move at my own pace.

By: Polt

Polt — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:26:53 +0000

Never been to the Met. Never been to any museum in NYC. Will HAVE to add that to the to-do list for next time. That was pretty interesting stuff you took photos of there!

Enboy your ‘you time’ week!

HUGS…

By: goblinbox

goblinbox — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:03:12 +0000

I think museuming alone is the way to go. Compared to going with someone, it’s easier because you can go at exactly your own pace, and it ends up being inward and contemplative. Lovely.

By: Tam

Tam — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:13:02 +0000

Looks like a good day. We skipped that museum when I was there because it was a gorgeous day and we didn’t want to spend our last day in NY stuck in a museum. The Egyptian stuff is amazing.

Have a fun week being a tourist in your own town. (Except for that reading part. Ick)