Even though it’s right next to the train station, in the midst of perpetual crowds, my favorite museum is almost always empty. I like to stop by in the late afternoon, after work; I recognize the guards who spend all day on folding chairs, chatting among themselves in front of mosaics, friezes, frescoes, tiled floors.
I like to stop by in the late afternoon, after work; I recognise the guards who spend all day on folding chairs, chatting among themselves in front of mosaics, friezes, frescoes, tiled floors. The museum features a number of houses from antiquity. They were excavated, pried from their surroundings, removed, relocated, displayed to the public. They’ve reconstructed a few bedrooms, with walls painted red, or a dark hue of yellow, or black, or sky blue. Rooms in which, centuries ago, people slept, dreamt, were bored, made love.
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