Yesterday I contrasted the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" with the speeches of the Republican National Convention, which ended the night before.
Speaking of dreams: One of mine has long been to have indoor, or at least protected, bicycle parking at museums. Well, that dream has just come true--for a while, and at one institution, anyway.
Today the Metropolitan Museum of Art is, like the Statue of Liberty* and a few other New York City museums and landmarks, re-opening to the public. Visitors must purchase tickets and schedule their visits in advance. Upon arrival, their temperatures will be checked and anyone who is 38C (100.4 F) or higher will be asked to visit on another day.
Some visitors, however, will be treated like VIPs. From today until 27 September, "the Met" is offering valet bicycle parking at its Fifth Avenue plaza, just north of the steps to its main entrance. An initiative by Kenneth Weine, the museum's vice president of external affairs, resulted in a partnership with Transportation Alternatives that brought about the parking arrangement.
Weine, who describes himself as an "avid biker," routinely rides from his Brooklyn home to work. The museum has tripled bike parking capacity for staff in an effort to encourage more cycling to work. Weine lauds the city for developing more bike lanes and says that "if we can be one extra link in that chain" by "offering an additional way for people to come to the museum, we're happy to do it."
In other posts on this blog, I have said that cycling enhances my perceptions of art, and that some art should be seen only after riding a bicycle to reach it. I wonder whether Weine, or other museum administrators or curators, feel the same way.
Speaking of dreams: One of mine has long been to have indoor, or at least protected, bicycle parking at museums. Well, that dream has just come true--for a while, and at one institution, anyway.
Today the Metropolitan Museum of Art is, like the Statue of Liberty* and a few other New York City museums and landmarks, re-opening to the public. Visitors must purchase tickets and schedule their visits in advance. Upon arrival, their temperatures will be checked and anyone who is 38C (100.4 F) or higher will be asked to visit on another day.
Some visitors, however, will be treated like VIPs. From today until 27 September, "the Met" is offering valet bicycle parking at its Fifth Avenue plaza, just north of the steps to its main entrance. An initiative by Kenneth Weine, the museum's vice president of external affairs, resulted in a partnership with Transportation Alternatives that brought about the parking arrangement.
Weine, who describes himself as an "avid biker," routinely rides from his Brooklyn home to work. The museum has tripled bike parking capacity for staff in an effort to encourage more cycling to work. Weine lauds the city for developing more bike lanes and says that "if we can be one extra link in that chain" by "offering an additional way for people to come to the museum, we're happy to do it."
In other posts on this blog, I have said that cycling enhances my perceptions of art, and that some art should be seen only after riding a bicycle to reach it. I wonder whether Weine, or other museum administrators or curators, feel the same way.
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