tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post6813982735829073569..comments2024-03-22T17:11:42.609-04:00Comments on World Turn'd Upside Down: Museum People Make the Worst Museum VisitorsStephanie Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-10352165052467458462013-10-22T13:00:42.219-04:002013-10-22T13:00:42.219-04:00I've noticed this too. Most "buffs" ...I've noticed this too. Most "buffs" don't take into consideration that the museum is trying to preserve artifacts and sometimes that means a reproduction has to be on display and not the real object. Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-67222395571802420742013-10-22T09:45:27.015-04:002013-10-22T09:45:27.015-04:00Love T.H Gray's article. Saw it a while back. ...Love T.H Gray's article. Saw it a while back. It was spot on. Offensive history buffs (not professional historians) are a museum's worst nightmare. Specific to historical clothing exhibits, museums who do not have textile collections or choose not to display their collections have often resorted to eliminating reproduction garments completely because of the barrage of accusations of inaccuracy by stitch counters. It's such a shame but it happens more often than not.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259502508273135051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-48325072371647417292013-10-15T20:25:08.605-04:002013-10-15T20:25:08.605-04:00This is awful but it really is quite common, isn&#...This is awful but it really is quite common, isn't it? It's one of my biggest pet peeves. I'm glad you had a sympathetic tour group.Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-47321976398812537012013-10-15T20:23:37.466-04:002013-10-15T20:23:37.466-04:00As you know I'm terrible with shopping at the ...As you know I'm terrible with shopping at the store. Those things tend to be very expensive. At least we're very careful about always signing the guest book (to help increase funding.)Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-67434391309826974902013-10-15T20:22:29.782-04:002013-10-15T20:22:29.782-04:00I do that too when displays are particularly creat...I do that too when displays are particularly creative. :)<br /><br />And as for photos, I almost don't even want to see an exhibit if I'm not allowed to take photos. It's an unfortunate outlook but I really enjoy sharing. Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-60278889865784294532013-10-14T20:24:27.522-04:002013-10-14T20:24:27.522-04:00The shop thing I'm guilty of, though I'd b...The shop thing I'm guilty of, though I'd be willing to spend more if I had it. ;) I wouldn't interrupt a guide, even if I didn't agree with what they are saying. I wouldn't like it if they did it to me, so I wouldn't do it to them. I have seen people act this way, and it's not only annoying to the guide, but annoying to the rest of the people visiting. They may be trying to impress people, but I don't find rude behavior impressive.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191168684132845378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-44849522390834362032013-10-14T18:16:04.085-04:002013-10-14T18:16:04.085-04:00I think I've done all of these. I'm also ...I think I've done all of these. I'm also the guilty party who sometimes geeks out more on how the exhibit was put together than the actual contents of the case. "How did they get it to sit like that? I could never get mine to cooperate. What size light is that? Is that all the bigger it is? And it works that well? Wow! Good lord, who picked that backdrop color? It's hideous. I would have put them in *this* order... What do you MEAN I can't take pictures?!" <br /><br />Oh yeah, I can be obnoxious if I'm not careful. The Ebon Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550628417878394389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-8634082052391385132013-10-14T18:10:01.953-04:002013-10-14T18:10:01.953-04:00Thank you. I felt about to snap!Thank you. I felt about to snap!Miss Thortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-74816237077064894762013-10-14T14:32:54.139-04:002013-10-14T14:32:54.139-04:00Haha, I have committed some of these faux pas. I&#...Haha, I have committed some of these faux pas. I'm usually just silent, though. Miss Thorton, ugh, that does sound annoying. I'm one to get irritable, I'd probably would have snapped.Musings of a Creative Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765023786410264588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-62576474203680346322013-10-14T11:42:03.315-04:002013-10-14T11:42:03.315-04:00I was "hijacked" once at a reenactment. ...I was "hijacked" once at a reenactment. I was giving a very detailed account of live in Vicksburg and this rude man, kept stopping me literally. after. every. sentence. He gave vague "facts" and history channel knowledge. I researched this for over a year I wrote papers on it. At first I felt dumb that he was doing it but by the end I could see sympathetic eyes from the crowd. Other times it's just been annoying. Sometimes people try to make the tour about them. It frustrates me!Miss Thortonnoreply@blogger.com