Many museums are drawing audiences with art that is ostensibly more en…

Jerry Saltz
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Many museums are drawing audiences with art that is ostensibly more entertaining than stuff that just sits and invites contemplation. Interactivity, gizmos, eating, hanging out, things that make noise - all are now the norm, often edging out much else. ✨ The Long Slide. Museums as playgrounds. by Jerry Saltz, nymag.com. December 04, 2011.
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