tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post1627317162715854100..comments2024-01-27T10:15:00.444+00:00Comments on The Attic: Why shouldn't museums be for pure pleasure?The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-84754057318463432922007-08-02T19:36:00.000+01:002007-08-02T19:36:00.000+01:00Hi Mette - I get really annoyed at the attitude th...Hi Mette - I get really annoyed at the attitude that pop culture is lightweight, or less meaningful than high, elite art. And Jones is right, it was the V&A's founding mission to select the best examples of design - contemporary too. These things have an impact on our daily lives and say considerably more about 'us' than plaster casts of ancient monuments, for example. So, this idea of dumbing down really gets my goat! So, I would defend the V&A to the absolute hilt. Their approach wouldn't work for all museums, but they are in a unique position to reflect fashion and contemporary culture and should be allowed to do so. And, besides, what is wrong with having fun? And then learning something along the way. Or discovering a new passion for something (even if it is just Kylie's hotpants). I can't see the problem quite frankly! The V&A has style AND substance. And yet there is a perceptable sniffiness in the journalist's tone. I think the general populace has a fixed image of what the museum is, and they are not perceived to be fun places. Which is really sad. But understandable, when so many museums remain dusty, dull and unoriginal monoliths.The Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com