Vent- Victoria and Albert Museum

Reverbe

Thumbs DOWN to the V&A.

I attended the Yohji Yamamoto exhibit yesterday and was confronted by not one, not 2 but FOUR sets of ppl with screaming babies in pushchairs in there while I browsed. One of whom I saw run over the train of one of the cream coloured dresses!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:


When I complained they said they cant stop ppl taking pushchairs in..yet they clearly state that bags over a certain size will not be allowed in. If they can't prevent pushchairs surely they can limit the number at once for example. Mind you that will not have prevented the person running over the garment with dirty wheels??

This exhibit was not free btw which only makes things worse. I paid to travel and view and had my enjoyment ruined by screaming brats and people who cannot keep their large mechanical vehicles out of the way of others AND more importantly valuable exhibits. One thing you do NOT expect at a reputable museum or gallery is things like this.

!!!!!! is the world coming to?:mad::mad:

Oliver14

Reverbe wrote: »

!!!!!! is the world coming to?:mad::mad:

Yes letting people with Children into Museums is disgusting. They should be banned. Next thing you know they'll be letting those immigrants in as well.

vikingaero

Quite clearly any woman who is a mother with a pushchair cannot be a true aficionado of art. Their brains obviously get muddled by childbirth. I think a complaint to Terry Leahy at Tesco is the way forward.

ThumbRemote

Reverbe wrote: »

I attended the Yohji Yamamoto exhibit yesterday and was confronted by not one, not 2 but FOUR sets of ppl with screaming babies in pushchairs in there while I browsed.

How many babies is acceptable in a public place at any one time? Perhaps they should have a threshold limit.

Reverbe wrote: »

When I complained they said they cant stop ppl taking pushchairs in..yet they clearly state that bags over a certain size will not be allowed in.

I guess people could just leave their babies in the lockers with rucksacks and other bags then.

Reverbe wrote: »

I paid to travel and view and had my enjoyment ruined by screaming brats and people who cannot keep their large mechanical vehicles out of the way of others AND more importantly valuable exhibits.

Why should people keep their pushchairs out of your way. Are you royalty? Do you expect everyone to clear the path wherever you walk?

Reverbe wrote: »

One thing you do NOT expect at a reputable museum or gallery is things like this.

Why wouldn't you expect babies in a museum? Do you think parents can't go out, or that they are too stupid to appreciate a museum?

Reverbe

Oliver14 wrote: »

Yes letting people with Children into Museums is disgusting. They should be banned. Next thing you know they'll be letting those immigrants in as well.

Actually NO you are completely misreading the point of my post. Screaming babies in an exhbit where sound is a vital component is one thing, letting them ruin priceleSs artifacts by running over them with pushchair wheels is quite another. If you cannot see how wrong this is, I am sorry but in my mind a valuable fabric exhibit should NOT be run over my someones filthy pushchair wheels. There is something wrong with anyone who cannot understand this. If you are going to be allowed in to these things with HUGE pushchairs (including 4 at once in a limited space room) then you should be taking care how you conduct yourself and where you push these thiNG.. ie NOT over the garments.:eek:

Reverbe

vikingaero wrote: »

Quite clearly any woman who is a mother with a pushchair cannot be a true aficionado of art. Their brains obviously get muddled by childbirth. I think a complaint to Terry Leahy at Tesco is the way forward.

Again these were not art lovers with kids, they were day trippers. It became clear when they saw NOTHING wrong when I pointed out they were wheeling their filthy wet pushchair wheels over delicate exhibited garments. If I had as an art lover taken my child in there and someone had pointed out to me that i was damaging the exhibition pieces, I would have been horrified and rightly so.

Reverbe

ThumbRemote wrote: »

How many babies is acceptable in a public place at any one time? Perhaps they should have a threshold limit.

i THINK QUITE FRANKLY 4 PUSHCHAIRS IN A LIMITED SPACE WHERE GARMENTS ARE DISPLAYED AND MOVING SPACE IS LIMITED CONSISTUTES MORE THAN ENOUGH. BY SOME TOKEN IF THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO ROOM FOR LARGE BAGS THERE IS CERTAINLY NO ROOM FOR HUGE BUGGIES AND PUSHCHAIRS??

I guess people could just leave their babies in the lockers with rucksacks and other bags then.

TBH I HAVE NO IDEA WHY PPL EVEN THINK IT APPROPRIATE TO BRING BABIES THERE.ITS NOT A CHILDS PLAY ENVIRONMENT.



Why should people keep their pushchairs out of your way. Are you royalty? Do you expect everyone to clear the path wherever you walk?

AGAIN i WASNT ON ABOUT my WAY BUT WHEN THEY ARE DESTROYING VALUABLE ITEMS THEN SORRY YES I DO THINK THEY SHOULD WATCH WHERE THE BLEEP THEY ARE PUSHING THEM

Reverbe

Sorry I seem to have wandered onto Mumsnet:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Forwandert

I'm guessing the 'no large bag' rule was more in the interest of someone walking out with one of the exhibits in the large bag.

fluffnutter

I can't abide the chuntering fascists you get over on mumsnet... but seriously? You don't think parents should take babies to museums? I agree a screaming child might not be the background noise I choose to live with, but they can't help it!

peachyprice

Reverbe wrote: »

Again these were not art lovers with kids, they were day trippers. It became clear when they saw NOTHING wrong when I pointed out they were wheeling their filthy wet pushchair wheels over delicate exhibited garments. If I had as an art lover taken my child in there and someone had pointed out to me that i was damaging the exhibition pieces, I would have been horrified and rightly so.

Surely your gripe here should be with the V&A, they are the ones who have, allegedly (as I haven't been to the exhibition so can neither confirm nor deny) placed priceless, valuable, delicate ehibits so poorly that they are becoming damaged my visitors with pushchairs.

Not only that, if you can get THAT close to the exhibits I would imagine they may pose a tripping hazard for non-pushchair users with their wet and dirty shoes.

I would have expected such priceless exhibits to be placed on plinths at the very least, but preferably in glass cases. I think a strong worded letter to the curator, Ligaya Salazar, pointing out the carelessness in which they have displayed such valuable exhibits would be a far more resourceful use of your time than ranting on an internet forum about parents who dare to visit the V&A while you are in residence.