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The museums with the most renown collections* are often the worst at telling the story of why those artifacts are special. Great if you're a historian, a useles
by cheriot 11y ago
The museums with the most renown collections* are often the worst at telling the story of why those artifacts are special. Great if you're a historian, a useless collection of old broken things if you're a kid, and incompletely impressive artifacts for laymen.
*I'm looking at you, British and Egyptian Museums.
Slowly, a handful of museums are catching on. The Holocaust museum in Washington, DC may be the best use of a collection out there.
- noxToken 11y agoHave you ever been on a guided tour? I know that museums shouldn't rely on guided tours to be interesting, but for those museums that fail to capture a wider audience, guided tours can be a godsend. When I went to the National Cathedral, we didn't get nor want a guided tour. The architecture was enough to keep us interested. There were enough tours happening concurrently that we could weave about the cathedral at our own pace while still getting most of the tour experience. For people without an inherent interest in the cathedral or its architecture, the tours sounded great. Perhaps the tours would be helpful for potentially interesting museums with awfully boring experiences.
- cheriot 11y agoThat's a good suggestion. Guide quality runs the gambit so checking reviews of the licensed guides for a particular museum can save a few bucks. I've had guys recite the brochure and not even get it right. Right now I'm taking the time consuming approach of reading a couple books on major destinations and hoping for the best. Next up, A Short History of Laos: The Land in Between.