I have no problem with optional forms of information accessory to museum content, like a bookstore or website, or even loaning out headsets to people who enjoy walk-thru recorded lectures. I just don't want it in my face, like the neon lights of Vegas, which is exactly what is starting to happen, presumably to attract more zippy-zappy youth who can't seem to be seeking a video game experience. I was into blowing up toy ships with firecrackers and shotguns on the duck pond when I was a kid; but I never did it in a museum. Yeah, generational values change. But they have all along. And there isn't much sense trying to understand a Holbein painting with flashing lights right down the hall. Ironically, what seems to keep the SFMMA going is that it's an ideal place for young downtown professionals to shop for a mate. I wonder how many of them are just pretending to look at the art.
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