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Made me smile Classical Antiquity (~100 BCE) General or meta Ancient History (~1200 BCE) (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 21 points 11 months ago* (5 children)

We got lectured by a museum volunteer in Greece. My wife took my picture as I imitated the tragedy face next to one.

Example:

She said it wasn't respectful to their culture and to please not post it on the internet.

I thought those faces were about theater, so mimicking them would make total sense, but whatever.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I saw that happen while in Greece also. I think part of it is trying to preserve the actual purpose of a museum rather than let it devolve into a building full of props for social media posts.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Oh no, I do hope museums don't get more documented and popular, we need art and history to remain distant and elitist.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    There is a middle ground. Photographs of the objects themselves is almost always allowed. What is not great is trying to get a turn in a popular museum to view a particular piece, but you can't get a clear look because some people need to get a perfect pose for the gram. A lot of these museums in Greece that do this do not lack for visitors; it's often the opposite.

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