15.9.09

keep forgetting to share this

Some of our more fragile-sensibility students were a bit taken aback by their Louvre card this summer - I finally remembered to purloin an image off the net for you. I was kind of jealous actually - not that I wanted bosoms on my Louvre card but mine was a quilt-effect des têtes de chef-d'oeuvres, all too small to really enjoy.

7 commentaires:

Bill a dit…

My word, fragile-sensibility students. If they want to get rid of them they can send them to me. The cards look beautiful (both pictures). Not sure how big they are but it looks like they would make great bookmarks.
Thanks for sharing Susan.

Susan a dit…

They're plastic, credit-card style - and I should add that I know it's kind of ungracious to bitch about the design of one's Louvre card... I mean COME ON!! it's a LOUVRE card, for going to the LOUVRE whenever you want - plus it allowed us to bypass the huge lines - these cards give one the right to go in the scheduled guided tour door even if you don't schedule a tour so you get in in about 1/200th of the time you would get in waiting in line at the other entrances (depending on day/time of course).

Susan a dit…

also, their sensibilities notwithstanding, I was quite impressed by the number of times the students went on their own to the museum, despite how busy I kept them. We did not schedule a visit inside the museum until the middle of our stay so I gave them their cards at the beginning and urged them to go on their own whenever they wanted, only half thinking anyone actually would, but when we went everyone had gone at least once and several had already gone 2-3 times! it makes a big difference being able to go whenever you want and the time-saving entry so if you only have an hour or two spare and you know you're going to be there another few weeks, one is more tempted to go do quick visits, thereby soaking things up far better than during the standard once-in-a-lifetime day-long trek from one world-recognized masterpiece to another....

Bill a dit…

Wonderful that some of them went on their own because it really is one of those museums where you can literally spend days trying to take everything in. I only spent two half days there but was also trying to take in the Centre Pompidou (which had only been opened for a few years at that time - pretty amazing).

What a great opportunity for those students. It's something most people won't be able to do which is unfortunate because taking in life over in Europe is a real experience.

Susan a dit…

Too true, Bill. It's something that is pretty hard to repeat, too, unless one is just lucky with a job that lends itself to travel, etc. I was impressed also by how actively appreciative they all were, i.e. conscious in-the-moment, of how fortunate they were to be over there... something I feel every single time I go, too. The Pompidou is tremendous - we hit it the last week and many of the SS thought it a wonderful counterpoint to the older stuff they had been seeing prior to that plus there's the whole culture of the neighborhood with people rambling around, sitting in the sun, street performers, etc. I was happy b/c one of the special exhibits this summer was Calder. I told everyone to visit freely and then I made a beeline for the Calder exhibition. :)

Applecart T. a dit…

Our art history teacher (modern) has a whole little paragraph (which she notes on first day) that explains that in art one will be discussing and seeing things that may be uncomfortable to some students: homosexuality, nudity, crazy nudity (my words), eroticism, shocking things, racism, etc. I find it funny, but I guess you've found out why she does it.

Also, passcards for museums are great ideas: we did not visit the museum of art in Salem b/c we only had an hour and didn't want to spend $15 each … would have loved a ticket that let us come back in the morning to finish.

Susan a dit…

yeah the same thing happens with our FR movies - esp here in Dixie - if there's any nudity, etc., we warn people at the beginning - on more than one occasion students have left.