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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The great thing about art museums is that you can get close enough to touch incredibly valuable works of art. One of my favorite paintings is the large Jackson Pollock in the East Wing. It would certainly fetch north of $10 million at auction and I can walk right up and stand within about a foot of it.
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1 foot...  :shock: If I were so lucky.  :( I crossed some imaginary 3 ft line and provided with a loud "STEP AWAY FROM THE PAINTING!" with a hand held up just in front of me.  I try really hard to do the art appreciation thing for my wife, and just when I can "get it"... this kind of thing just turns the switch off.

They also rush you out of the galleries EXACTLY as the warning bell rings.  Not even time for my father to plant his 78 year old feet to turn around before they admonished him that he must leave...geesh they could have least given him 20 seconds to turn around, it is a little hard with his infirmities.

Art may be great! !  :D  Art galleries suck  :twisted:  I would rather go to a landscape garden or arboretum,  sooo much more low key.

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You seem to be quite a fan of iconography.   As a salute to you, I offer this:

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