Museum Questionnaire
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hey folks just doing some polling on museums because that's the industry i work in and i'd love to hear people's opinions on museums.
can you please answer the following questions or just give your thoughts.
1. do you visit your local museum(s) regularly?
2. do you think museums are relevant today? do we still need them?
3. what type of museum do you like if any?
(nature, history, contemporary art, topic specific ones like war etc)4. what exhibits have you seen that you loved?
5. if you had to create an exhibit what would it be about?
6. what exhibit would you like to see?
7. why do or don't you visit museums?
8. do you go alone or with friends/families?
9. what kind of experience do you expect when visiting a new exhibit or museum?
10. how old are you?
thanks
- GeorgesII0
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- monospaced0
1. yes I visit the local museums regularly
2. I feel museums are as relevant today as they ever were
3. I like classic art museums and natural history museums over modern art museums or topic specific ones
4. Matisse paper cutouts at the MoMA
5. Perhaps typography, but that might be boring if done wrong
6. Not sure
7. Because it's amazing to see what humans have been creating for thousands of years, and how inspiring and forward it was
8. I go with people when they visit, but also go alone when nearby
9. I expect a well-curated, well presented exhibit, with just enough information to help me understand its context
10. 35- Mono, did you see that the Modern is going to keep the Swimming Room for the perm collection?MrAbominable
- I did notmonospaced
- it was a nice present they gave us last week.MrAbominable
- this typography exhibit was awesome, but it's probably boring if you're not into design or typography:
Milan - http://www.museum-ge…Milan
- ORAZAL0
1. Yes
2. Yes, yes
3. Art & Natural History
4. Kader Attia @ CCC Tours & Bertrand Lamarche @ CCC Tours
5. I'm glad I don't HAVE TO create one
6. Pierre Huyghe @ LACMA
7. Because they're fun
8. With family
9. To have fun
10. 38
- maquito0
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. History. Naval.
4. Guayasamin "La tumba del Hombre", in Quito.
5. Ancient tools.
6. Shipwrecks. Undersea treasures.
7. I do because I like to try understand everything, and the vis-a-vis experience is undeniably richer than any other.
8. If I'm with someone I go with someone, if I'm alone, I go alone.
9. A well presented thing, well maintained.
10. 33
- OBBTKN0
1. Every week
2. Yes and yes
3. European and local History, aviation and technology + contemporanean young artist ones
4. An expo from a friend who recently died
5. Something involving comics high tech and scfi
6. Giacometti in MAD this now
7. I don't like football ;)
8. sometimes alone, with family other times
9. Beauty, craftmanship,...
10. 42
- cannonball19780
1. A handful of times a year
2. I think they are relevant. They are the only place one can go to mindfully experience both reverence and inspiration.
3. Fine arts.
4. I loved the Dale Chihuly exhibit I saw a few years ago in SF.
5. It would be about fantasy art.
6. I don't know.
7. I don't go to museums that don't have enough space or that are loud (*coughBarnesFoundationcough*)
8. Both
9. I expect silence and an environment that quiets the mind for maximal impact when experiencing the art.
10. 36
- citizen_h0
1. yes
2. yes
3. a mix really - science, nature, history, contemporary art, music
4. loads of cool ones at V&A - i.e David Bowie, Decode
5. A current topic in the news i.e War, Disease
6. An instant response exhibition - i.e a current topic on X on after a week theres already a physical exhibition about it. Mental and impossible to get done. But that would be cool.
7. Do- Culture, knowledge, broaden mind,
8. Mix
9. engaging and informative. I went to an exhibition and most of the artwork had no title or artist info etc.10. Don't ask
- hans_glib0
1. yes
2. yes yes
3. any
4. all manner of stuff: moonrock, tutankahmun, hockney, the rake's progress and picture room at sir john soane's house, concorde etc etc
5. something that cut across categories and genres
6. the earth from space
7. they're interesting
8. both
9. mind expansion
10. too old
- HijoDMaite0
1. No, not as much as I'd like to.
2. Yes they are and will always be relevant. We do need them.
3. I prefer the arts more then sciences. I feel like Science museums are out dated since its probably true that most of the things I learned and saw at history museums as a child have been found to be untrue or full of disproven theories.
4. We have a surf museum near my home that I think is fantastic.
5. A history of photography and camera equipment development over the years.
6. I would love to see some Renaissance masterpieces.
7. The main ones in the the city are a bit of a hike from my home in the suburbs, also it can get costly with my whole family. Some days are free but work and school schedules don't always allow.
8. Mostly alone
9. I would like to have an expert guide taking me through exhibits to get a deeper understanding.
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- MrAbominable0
1. Yes, absolutely.
2. Yes, absolutely. Objects trump information.
3. Fine Art: Contemporary to Classical to comics.
4. The list is too long. I live in NYC and the blockbusters are always good but then there's a slew of thematic and small shows that are impossibly nice. The Morgan had a Rousseau show a few months back that was as important and good as anything else i've ever seen.
5. I do. Curated quite a few shows.
6. An emphasis on quality; rather than pedantic slew of shock and awe exhibitions.
7. Business and pleasure.
8. Mostly alone, but more for convenience.
9. Clarity.
10. 45
- kona0
1. do you visit your local museum(s) regularly? YES
2. do you think museums are relevant today? do we still need them? HELL YES X 2
3. what type of museum do you like if any? MODERN ART. THE FIELD MUSEUM IN CHICAGO. SIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
(nature, history, contemporary art, topic specific ones like war etc)
4. what exhibits have you seen that you loved? I SAW THE DISNEY EXHIBIT WHEN IT CAME TO CHICAGO. THE dinosaurs when they were in town. I saw the masterworks of Japanese artists not too long ago with the family.
5. if you had to create an exhibit what would it be about? Frank Lloyd Wright. Or maybe one on suits of armor.
6. what exhibit would you like to see? I'd love to see the Monet exhibit again. I saw it twice when it came to Chicago. I'd go twice again.
7. why do or don't you visit museums? Some things you have to see in person,... you have to smell in person. There are so many details that get lost if you don't see them in person.
8. do you go alone or with friends/families? Mostly with family. I have to get the kids involved.
9. what kind of experience do you expect when visiting a new exhibit or museum? An audio tour would be nice.
10. how old are you? 40. Today. Yeah I turned 40 today. So what.- Sorry for the caps lock. By the time I realized I was too lazy to go back.kona
- happy birthday!MrAbominable
- Thank you!kona
- nice armor exhibit at the metdoesnotexist
- happy birthdayMilan
- doesnotexist0
1. y
2. y + y
3. art, natural history, war
4. the met's 'faking it', met's alexander mcqueen
5. art in objects made for utility
6. matisse's cut outs
7. inspiration, reference
8. alone usually
9. to see new things
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- doesnotexist0
this entire thread should be in first world problems thread
- uan0
museumsnacht-bern.ch
www.lange-nacht.dethat brings lot of traffic into museums
- bainbridge0
Some gallery shows in NY and London are better than museum exhibits.
- section_0140
1. Fuck nah
2. Yes
3. One's with dinosaurs and shit
4. Dinosaurs
5. See #4
6. Two tyrannosaurus rex banging a velociraptor
7. No desire
8. A girlfriend made me, most likely
9. Some next level shit
10. 0110111010111
- transmission0
wow. i'm surprised by the results. it looks like all who responded think museums are relevant and needed. I wasn't expecting that to be the overwhelming response, unless those that aren't interested haven't responded.
- antimotion0
1. Yes
2. Yes, they are absolutely relevant. You cannot just look at things on a screen.
3. If I'm in NY, I appreciate the MET just to be blown awy by the history of creative material. If I'm in Japan, I tend to lean towards design, illustration and architecture.
4. (All of these were in Tokyo)
- ZAHA HADID retrospective where I was able to see her painted concepts along with physical models.SATOSHI KON retrospective which could have been better, but I appreciated the effort.
ATTACK ON TITAN show displaying a huge number of sketches and final inked pages - along with sculpture and fully rendered gear from the anime.
The show also had some great material like the artists doodles from high school where he first came up with the idea.(In NYC)
AMERICAN INDIAN MUSEUM, the MET and MOMA5. Really tough question - see # 6, but truthfully I can't answer this in a concise manner.
6. Too many things to see, here's a few I guess:
- Original Film poster / Book cover art and design
- A good show on manga and anime
- Sci-fi film concepts in regards to modern technology and future technologies currently being developed.
- Native Indian spirit animal history7. I like to go to see the work up close, study from the masters or simply see creative work mostly for inspiration or reference based motives.
I find that sometimes I like seeing the concepts and sketches more so than the final work. I've always been a fan of the "making of" type stuff for films, etc.8. Usually go with my wife or friends
9. As I mentioned before, it's usually to be inspired or see reference material for projects I may be working on myself or simply to see the artist/designers work that I have a respect for.
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