Nov 23, 2008

Just MAD


The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) closes at 6pm on Sundays.

I arrive with a colleague at 5:20pm.

The ticketer says, "We're closed."

Huh?

She says, "We stop selling tickets at 5:15pm, because we don't think visitors have enough time to see our exhibitions thereafter."

Dialogue with colleague goes something like this: "Excuse me? Who are you to tell me how much time I need to look? Maybe I don't want to see everything on view! Art professionals can cover a lot of ground in 40 minutes!"

Befuddled but ready to move on, I ask the nearest guard, "Can I use your restroom?"

He shakes his head to say no.

Perhaps seeing my frustration he says, "Okay Ma'am, you can use the restroom if you promise not to visit the museum."

Unbelievable.

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