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A new Mona Lisa queuing system

telegraph.co.uk

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Since this is HN, I was hoping the article would say how the new system works, sadly it doesn't.

There's been a few threads about travel/tourism, and here I am again wondering about the bucket-listing. Why is "seeing the Mona Lisa" on people's bucket lists, and why do many only care about taking selfies with it, to say "I did it!"?

I suppose it's what people have been "taught" they "have to accomplish" in life. Is it about showing off/showing status?

How about restricting people taking photo of the painting and make them immerse themselves with the art introspectively. There are better, high resolution images of the painting on the internet already, why take a photo? No point in taking a photo just to point out in social media "I've been there"

To what degree are artists of the past just famous because of the prejudice of being "well known" instead of the skill that is expressed in their work.

What percent of the money dedicated to old artistic creations gets dedicated to the commission of new work, thereby incentivizing the development of new skills and content from contemporary creative artists.

I feel like a lot of these people just buy expensive (or even go look at) paintings so they can show off to their friends that they have a [or saw a] "Picasso", not because they genuinely love and appreciate the work. Maybe they have don't know how to actually appreciate a work. Would they understand its value without the name attached?

I went to the Louvre in 2012, and I was able to walk up the Mona Lisa without a queue. I and a few others admired it for several uninterrupted minutes. I took a selfie and left. It was a very special moment.

I think they should do a reservation or lottery system to preserve the opportunity for intimacy. Make sure you actually get to spend time with work. Otherwise if you are only giving people 30 seconds (as the article states), you are encouraging the just-take-a-selfie-and-leave attitude.

That doesn't add up. Isn't that how it worked before? By your own description.

There's been debates about how to handle over-tourism, one thing that can be done is to increase the price of tickets, but that seems to advantage the privileged. In Italy there are many objects where there are only limited tickets, e.g. Leonardo's Last Supper.

Maybe have a 2-tier model. The "Queue, take a selfie and go" model during the day, and the "5 minutes uninterrupted" model after regular operating hours, where you can reserve or win by lottery.

Interestingly the security guards of that area of the museum get to have the best access.

I visited Paris in November 2017 and didn't have to wait at all to see the Mona Lisa. The room had a good number of people in it, but wasn't crowded. My advice: If possible, take your trips in the late fall!

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