http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/encouraging-freefall-david-and-fred-wilson-on-the-museum-experience/ The online magazine of the Getty Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/encouraging-freefall-david-and-fred-wilson-on-the-museum-experience/#comment-305 Annelisa Stephan Thu, 13 May 2010 23:42:01 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=844#comment-305 Hi Michael -- Good question. I've had similar thoughts when visiting the MJT. David Wilson said that the MJT is not intended as a critique of the museum as an institution, and he spoke about his great love for "anachronistic" museums, especially those devoted to science and natural history. However, he also mentioned that the MJT deliberately plays with people's expectations ("when expectations crack, it's a wonderful thing"). My sense is that he wants us to figure out our own truth. As for what <em>his</em> truth is, I won't dare to say! Hi Michael — Good question. I’ve had similar thoughts when visiting the MJT. David Wilson said that the MJT is not intended as a critique of the museum as an institution, and he spoke about his great love for “anachronistic” museums, especially those devoted to science and natural history. However, he also mentioned that the MJT deliberately plays with people’s expectations (“when expectations crack, it’s a wonderful thing”). My sense is that he wants us to figure out our own truth. As for what his truth is, I won’t dare to say!

]]> http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/encouraging-freefall-david-and-fred-wilson-on-the-museum-experience/#comment-304 Michael Thu, 13 May 2010 22:31:41 +0000 http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=844#comment-304 When I visited MJT, it was very inspiring, but it also struck me as intentionally ironic, as if to satirize the way that museums typically display exhibits. Did David Wilson comment on that? When I visited MJT, it was very inspiring, but it also struck me as intentionally ironic, as if to satirize the way that museums typically display exhibits. Did David Wilson comment on that?

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