New Use for an iPod
The highlight of my holiday weekend was Saturday's visit to the Modigliani exhibit at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. The paintings were fabulous but the audio guide was tedious. I can appreciate the brilliant plan of individuals who, according to a recent article in the NYT, are offering up "unauthorized" art museum exhibition commentary via downloadable MP3 files.
Almost 20 years ago I traveled to the Soviet Union on a tour sponsored by a professor at the small private college in the town where I lived. My traveling companions were mostly affluent undergraduate students. I remembered being appalled that, invariably, they listened to their Sony Walkmen in the Pushkin and the Hermitage while they were viewing some of the greatest treasures of art. Today, I would be less harsh in my judgement. If I were to witness a museum goer sporting an iPod, I would assume he/she is appropriately engaged in the exhibit and is listening to an unofficial audio guide.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/arts/design/28podc.html?th&emc=th
Almost 20 years ago I traveled to the Soviet Union on a tour sponsored by a professor at the small private college in the town where I lived. My traveling companions were mostly affluent undergraduate students. I remembered being appalled that, invariably, they listened to their Sony Walkmen in the Pushkin and the Hermitage while they were viewing some of the greatest treasures of art. Today, I would be less harsh in my judgement. If I were to witness a museum goer sporting an iPod, I would assume he/she is appropriately engaged in the exhibit and is listening to an unofficial audio guide.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/arts/design/28podc.html?th&emc=th
posted by Kay Ballard at 2:52 PM
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