COLAZIONE ALLA TATE
Non so se siete mai riusciti a fermarvi a Londra abbastanza for a long time to fully enjoy the privilege of joining the Tate Modern, but only for half an hour, the time to see a Rothko, then continue your walk on the Thames. I got used to so fast that I think I will struggle to do without it.
The tradition of free access to culture in Britain is long. The oldest museums (National Gallery, British Museum, Tate Britain) had been opened, the eighteenth and nineteenth century and then in the Victorian era, in order to contain and preserve the treasures that belonged to citizens, allowing them to enjoy it every time wishing to do so. too good to pass unscathed the dark days of history. A crackdown has in fact been given by the Iron Lady who imposed many museums the introduction of a ticket, an initiative that had a heavy impact on the number of visitors. The man was the turning point that Tony Blair before embarking on controversial policies, has had time to reopen the museum to a crowd not paying. The proposal was: abolition of the ticket for the permanent collections in exchange for tax breaks and government support in case of major expenses. And it worked. Today, most museums are free admission, along with a constellation of galleries and exhibition spaces. And all far from bankruptcy. The Tate Modern in spite of the astronomical costs of restructuring, has a budget surplus that makes frequent acquisitions.
Then there's a trick?
Moreover, there are three: the maintenance of the tickets for temporary exhibitions, the presence of a well-stocked bookshop opening of adorable Cafe and Tearooms, in bright rooms, furnished in keeping with the style of the museum in they are inserted, but always with taste. Surrounded by a peaceful chatter, you can have a tea with a blueberry muffin or a slice of those delicious cakes beloved by the British. In larger museums, such as the British or the Victoria & Albert can even have a full meal, a Sunday lunch a bit 'different. There is restored by the stand of the exhibition will retrace mentally (and gently) works seen and then get back on path. Finally, the idea is good.
strategies to increase familiarity with art, museums and so on exist and have already been lapped. It would be nice that Italian museums are shaking off the dusty patina of boredom that sometimes surrounds them to once again become places to live, open to the public in the true sense of the word.
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