I was at the BM a month ago- and pretty sure I possibly exited the back entrance? Wish I would've known to look for this exhibit! I'd love to see the picture! Please??
I started to look for the file with the picture this morning and I can't find the file. It's in one of the piles in my study. For my own peace of mind, I am going to look for it, but it might take awhile (as it isn't where I thought it should be). Watch this space.
Don't worry. If you choose to go to the BM – and your memory is anything like mine – you will get there and remember that there was SOMETHING that you wanted to see and that might trigger the answer. Or think BM = pills, which won't make much sense, but would make sense to any adviser on hand if you were to ask.
There’s so much to see in any great museum that is not on the highlights tour. I’d promise to track this down next time but I am at the age of forgetting promises to self.
Don't worry. I am a big forgetter, too. How about associating the BM and 'pills' in your mind? Then, when you get there, you will wonder what the BM has to do with pills and ask a helper that question and you will get the right answer. Good luck.
Yes I remember you telling me about the photos but had forgotten the details.
Next time I must remember the back entrance. I've used it in the past, it's close to the Buddhism gallery which I like to visit. These days when I do get to London which is rare there's never enough time!
As one of the artists who created Cradle to Grave I like what you say here very much. While the pill diaries I knitted log the prescribed medicines many of us take at some stage in our lives, a sequence of objects in the installation suggest how we maintain our health - an apple, inhalers, condoms, acupuncture needles etc… But the photos are what people look at most.
My fondness for the snapshot of your parents reading has grown over the years, as has my pleasure in reading on a bed with a beau.
Interesting post Ann. I remember this exhibit from previous visits to the museum. I often used to pop into the museum when I was in the area. Access to the museum seems more complicated now. On a recent visit to London I noticed a lengthy line of people queuing down the street in the rain and I suspect they'd already had to sort out timed slots. 'the British Museum had lost its charm'! Still I'm glad this exhibit is still there, its worth seeing and difficult to miss because it's in a central location.
Did I ever tell you about having photos there? It's not something that comes up in ordinary conversation!
I have been in a long line, which looks discouraging but it moved quickly enough, but the real secret is there is a back entrance to the museum (in the parallel street) which is sometimes closed, but when it is open, you can walk right in, perhaps with a guard checking your bag. It takes you onto stairs and when you get to the first floor, you are exactly in the right place for that exhibit!
I would love this exhibit. Sounds fascinating. Reminds me of those health gurus who pour white sugar into 10 beakers and say This is what the average person consumes in a month. Another exhibit for the BM?
Where’s the pic of your parents? It’s not posted. Would love to see it. 🙏
It's a great exhibit and work of art. Always well attended. I was reluctant to have too many photos and I thought a picture of the exhibit was more important. It's just two people in their sixties or so (no date on the photo) reading the NY Times on their bed.
I was at the BM a month ago- and pretty sure I possibly exited the back entrance? Wish I would've known to look for this exhibit! I'd love to see the picture! Please??
I started to look for the file with the picture this morning and I can't find the file. It's in one of the piles in my study. For my own peace of mind, I am going to look for it, but it might take awhile (as it isn't where I thought it should be). Watch this space.
Still looking.
Don't worry. If you choose to go to the BM – and your memory is anything like mine – you will get there and remember that there was SOMETHING that you wanted to see and that might trigger the answer. Or think BM = pills, which won't make much sense, but would make sense to any adviser on hand if you were to ask.
There’s so much to see in any great museum that is not on the highlights tour. I’d promise to track this down next time but I am at the age of forgetting promises to self.
Don't worry. I am a big forgetter, too. How about associating the BM and 'pills' in your mind? Then, when you get there, you will wonder what the BM has to do with pills and ask a helper that question and you will get the right answer. Good luck.
Yes I remember you telling me about the photos but had forgotten the details.
Next time I must remember the back entrance. I've used it in the past, it's close to the Buddhism gallery which I like to visit. These days when I do get to London which is rare there's never enough time!
As one of the artists who created Cradle to Grave I like what you say here very much. While the pill diaries I knitted log the prescribed medicines many of us take at some stage in our lives, a sequence of objects in the installation suggest how we maintain our health - an apple, inhalers, condoms, acupuncture needles etc… But the photos are what people look at most.
My fondness for the snapshot of your parents reading has grown over the years, as has my pleasure in reading on a bed with a beau.
Interesting post Ann. I remember this exhibit from previous visits to the museum. I often used to pop into the museum when I was in the area. Access to the museum seems more complicated now. On a recent visit to London I noticed a lengthy line of people queuing down the street in the rain and I suspect they'd already had to sort out timed slots. 'the British Museum had lost its charm'! Still I'm glad this exhibit is still there, its worth seeing and difficult to miss because it's in a central location.
Did I ever tell you about having photos there? It's not something that comes up in ordinary conversation!
I have been in a long line, which looks discouraging but it moved quickly enough, but the real secret is there is a back entrance to the museum (in the parallel street) which is sometimes closed, but when it is open, you can walk right in, perhaps with a guard checking your bag. It takes you onto stairs and when you get to the first floor, you are exactly in the right place for that exhibit!
What a great story. I shall look out for it next time I find myself in London 😃
I would love this exhibit. Sounds fascinating. Reminds me of those health gurus who pour white sugar into 10 beakers and say This is what the average person consumes in a month. Another exhibit for the BM?
Where’s the pic of your parents? It’s not posted. Would love to see it. 🙏
It's a great exhibit and work of art. Always well attended. I was reluctant to have too many photos and I thought a picture of the exhibit was more important. It's just two people in their sixties or so (no date on the photo) reading the NY Times on their bed.