The art of love

Interesting article in the latest MJ on singles events in museums and art galleries. Not sure how that would work out at our museums, which mostly aren’t that big (and aren’t art galleries). Still, our industrial museum might be a suitable venue on a summer evening in June or July - a big open air site with lots of grass and trees, outdoors in the late evening sunshine amongst the relics of our industrial past.

It did make me wonder though whether the events were organised in the interests of audience development and visitor numbers - or whether it was merely as a convenient cover for lonely curators hoping to score :). Particularly with the following quote highlighted:

“Museums and galleries have always been places to go on the pull - events such as singles nights just formalise it.”

To which I can only say “You wish!”.

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