Western Mass Vacation Part III: A Last Note
Sorry about the length of that last post, on MassMoCA and North Adams. Hope that you'll find it entertaining if you chew your way through it.
But one quick last item. While I was visiting MassMoCA, I wandered off to one empty-looking corner of the museum. Most of the major galleries were named for major contributors... but this one made me smile--a blank wall in a stairwell, reading:
Huh... is this what happens when you donate, but not enough to warrant a gallery? Or is this a threat that the museum uses--"If you won't bump your contribution, we're naming an emergency exit for you!"
posted by Bats @ 10:04 PM
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3 Comments:
I think Rachel & Jay might have a sense of humour.
Particularly if he's http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0850695/ this guy, who was a writer on "Muppets Take Manhattan"...
True enough... that thought crossed my mind as well.
I can't find a good article that covers the whole debacle, but this reminds me of the Stephen Colbert portrait:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/2008-01-16-colbert-portrait_N.htm
Colbert tried to get his picture added to the American History Museum, who declined. The National Portrait Gallery offered to hang it for two months... outside the bathrooms.
Hilariously, the NPG got a record number of visits by people just wanting to see the Colbert picture. THey extended the hanging until April 1 and then the American History Museum was convinced (all part of the Smithsonian system) and they added it to their collection.
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