What moves people changes with the times. Just like what we thought was funny decades ago kinda falls flat now. Historical context is important.

I’d rather someone who has never taken an art class or art history read the placards and walk away with a better appreciation for fine art, than that same person run through a museum in a fifth of the time to see everything and not actually get anything from it.

My personal enjoyment isn’t more important than increasing the world’s appreciation and support of art. Those people that read the placards and stand in you way for all of two minutes are potential donors and volunteers. They might be inspired to purchase local art from upcoming artists for their walls instead of mass produced stuff from a corporate store. They might pass on that new found love of art onto their future partners or children.

If anything I feel like making art museums even more easily accessible with mini documentaries in a small seating area would be fantastic. Art should be for everyone not just the people that have the education or time to learn about it.