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Yesterday I went to the Guggemheim museum for the first time and was very unimpressed. It smelled like a locker room, the guards were sloppy and sounded painfully ignorant about the art. One female guard was leaning against the wall picking her teeth with her ID card, another guard with a gross beard was creeping behind visitors to see if they were taking pictures and would say, "Are you breaking the rules? I'm not stupid."
The Guggenheim doesn't come close to the experience of the Met, MoMA or Brooklyn museum.
Yesterday I went to the Guggemheim museum for the first time and was very unimpressed. It smelled like a locker room, the guards were sloppy and sounded painfully ignorant about the art. One female guard was leaning against the wall picking her teeth with her ID card, another guard with a gross beard was creeping behind visitors to see if they were taking pictures and would say, "Are you breaking the rules? I'm not stupid."
The Guggenheim doesn't come close to the experience of the Met, MoMA or Brooklyn museum.
I am not a fan either but that place is wholly dependent on what the current exhibit is. Sometimes it is great and sometimes not
I am not a fan either but that place is wholly dependent on what the current exhibit is. Sometimes it is great and sometimes not
I too have only been there once and my impression was also that is completely dependent on whatever exhibit is running at the time. Therefore I don't see myself returning there.
I am not a fan either but that place is wholly dependent on what the current exhibit is. Sometimes it is great and sometimes not
I do agree with this. My experience at Guggenheim has greatly varied depending on the current exhibit.
As to the comment about not going where you can't photograph.... I think that's silly. You can't photograph Michelangelo's David in Florence but it is worth seeing...
Being avid photographers my wife and i locally much prefer to stick to places that allow photography.
You are a great photographer and I enjoy the photos you've posted on the board. I also very much enjoy photography myself. However, I personally would really regret denying myself the opportunity to see an exhibit based on the camera policy.
It really depends on the exhibit. I have to be honest though. Even though we love photography we really do not understand or appreciate most of the art exhibits.
Most of the time we are like what the heck is that and why is it here.
It really depends on the exhibit. I have to be honest though. Even though we love photography we really do not understand or appreciate most of the art exhibits.
Most of the time we are like what the heck is that and why is it here.
Not most of the time but my husband and I have definitely felt that way before too!! One particular time was at the Guggenheim... I forget the artist, but the exhibit consisted of various sized pieces of sheet metal on the ground with random rocks on top of it. I think we walked through chuckling and shaking our heads.
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One particular time was at the Guggenheim... I forget the artist, but the exhibit consisted of various sized pieces of sheet metal on the ground with random rocks on top of it. I think we walked through chuckling and shaking our heads.
