mollythemagic’s Reviews > Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums > Status Update

"it has become possible to visit the museum, see a show, go shopping, and eat, and never once be reminded of the heritage of civilization." someone sounds bitter. im almost inclined to agree but i so appreciate amenities at museums, ESPECIALLY a gift shop, so....

"what seems to have changed is the degree of commitment on the part of museum trustees to guard the integrity of the museum as a public place. (...). apparently, the historical and ideological pressures that once made those ideals so politically urgent-- therefore so central to the museum's defining ritual-- have faded."

wait at some point jp morgan was president of THE MET??? how many side quests has he done???

“apparently, henry marquand, (…), had knowingly given the museum painting falsely attributed to renowned old masters and then ordered the museum staff not to investigate them.” LMAO i hope they killed him. or, like, threw tomatoes at him

“chicanery” lol

“(…) even the met’s liberal supporters were relieved that the museum’s longawaited sunday openings did /not/ attract “essex street polish jews and thirty-ninth street and eleventh avenue [irish] hod carriers in ragged clothing and dilapidated hats.”” 1. “dilapidated hats” lmao 2. white on white racism is so funny like that’s your cousin

“the official, published record almost never admits to class, ethnic, or racial biases.” sounds about right 🙄

kill… me…

alternatively:
save me masayoshi takanaka… save me..

“[millionaire americans] earmarked profuse quantities of it for their own mansion dwellings, but they also sent literally tons of it at a time straight into their new municipal museums.” lolll

“as we have seen in chapter 2, this new arrangement could became politically mandatory.” typo…