This weekend, I went to the Brooklyn museum for the Freshman Seminar assignment. I do not really like museums, but I thought the Brooklyn Museum was one of the best options. Also, it was 20 minutes walking distance from my house so it was the easiest to go to. Getting there was an easy walk and the weather was nice that day. The day before, I realized that its going to be my first time and I did not want to go alone, so I asked a couple of other freshman if they wanted to come. A couple of them agreed and we decided to meet up in front of the staircase. I arrived a lot earlier than everyone even if I was barely on time because of my short commute while there had to take the train. I’m not a museum type of guy so I didn’t really expect much from it. I was able to explore the whole museum in about 30 to 40 minutes. Although it looks really big outside, it really is not. The second floor was closed due to maintenace so that’s the only thing I did not get to see that. At first, it was a little cool, but the hype died down after 5 minutes. Things started t get kind of repetitive and I realized that I put my hopes too high. I felt like there were too many written things and videos and not enough visuals. A good thing was that there were not too many people so it was pretty easy to move around. Other than that, the museum was filled with a lot of ancient Egyptian artifacts which I didn’t like much. Two things I did like were a painting of a bald eagle and a bicycle from the 1970s. Overall the trip to the museum was alright, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to again.
Brooklyn Museum – Carl
