{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"La Tribune de l’Art","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.latribunedelart.com","title":"Comfort at the museum","author_name":"Didier Rykner","width":"800","height":"600","url":"https:\/\/www.latribunedelart.com\/article11392","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/www.latribunedelart.com\/article11392'\u003EComfort at the museum\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisiter un mus\u00e9e ne doit pas devenir un parcours du combattant. Ils sont beaucoup trop nombreux \u00e0 oublier cette composante essentielle pour la d\u00e9lectation artistique : le confort.\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\nVisiting a museum doesn’t have to be an obstacle course. Far too many people forget that comfort is an essential component of artistic enjoyment. Even disregarding the excessive crowds (which could, at the Louvre for example, be better regulated and directed towards the halls that are still very sparsely frequented), to see the works properly, you need to be able to stroll around, stop, sit comfortably and take your time.\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\nOne of the best experiences we had was at the Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de Montr\u00e9al, where some of the rooms were equipped with sofas so that you could contemplate the paintings without risking backache from trampling (which, alas, happens over the years).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}