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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Possibly because they tend to pull for tourists more than most of  the other museums that you mentioned— and with the pandemic, don’t want to send the message that tourism is in full swing.  Also, in order to limit entry numbers they would either have to stop people at the door, or switch to a ticketing system — which would be new for most of the museums and possibly penalize people without easy access to the internet.  I’m guessing that financial interest may be driving some of the other openings.

Personally, I view a government institution’s indifference to public health in a different way compared to private institutions. I expect a higher standard from the Smithsonian.

I also applaud the efforts of the Smithsonian Museums and others to develop creative online and other offerings. During the pandemic, I’ve actually interacted more with museums and their collections than I did previously— which was already at a pretty frequent level.

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You see, when the Met opened up, it was touted as the triumph of resilient New Yorkers pulling for their city and its cultural institutions. There were timed entry tickets, kinda like the Smithsonian had here in the summer when they were briefly open. The Smithsonian closed again indefinitely while other musems remained open.

So, the resilient New Yorkers want their arts back and the bureaucrats from DC don't really care?

And I'm glad you enjoyed "interacting with the collections" online but we al know it is not the same.[/quote]

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