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[rm]

Can we have a for grownup nerds version? Please? We can all re-read Winterlong first and be really freaked out.

http://www.amnh.org/kids/sleepovers/

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[schpahky.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. The Museum of Science has done that here for years. You can sign up to chaperone I think, meaning you lead some programs and wrangle the kids. The Brain Hall and the Theatre of Electricity would FREAK ME OUT.

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

OMG I WANT TO GO!

[darkadaptedeye.livejournal.com]

actually... last week i was discussing just this topic with friends.


our thoughts:

the case for doing an all adult version would be based upon the grounds that the museums are looking for their next generation of patrons. as MoMA does the WarmUp sessions at PS1 all year, it's kept them relevant and created a bond with emerging professionals. the Guggenheim fell behind in the game and has been attempting to catch up with occaisional DJ nights.

an adult slumber part of this nature could act as both a networking event, a chance to recruit new members and patrons, and easy publicity; especially if tickets to such an event became a hot commodity.

really, how many others of us would like the chance to sleep between the Egyptian ruins and the reflecting pool in the Met?


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so, ummm... yeah. some of us are kinda working on it.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I want to sleep by the Temple of Dendur!!!!!
Okay, that was a little over-excited. But really, I would fly back in a heartbeat for that opportunity. Surely someone wants to talk to a social worker in Texas.

[darkadaptedeye.livejournal.com]

the thing is, the museums won't/can't let people roam all over the hallways unattended. so, this would most likely result in places where people could be segregated from the rest of the museum, have their access controlled by a minimal number of security guards, and have ready access to rest rooms.

most likely, everyone would be stuck in a single big room, but the draw could be things like lecturers, DJs, or light shows; aside from the obvious draw of having a slumber party in a museum.

knowing those limitations, it cuts down on available locations: the ground floor of the Guggenheim (which would have a nice view up, but would otherwise seem boring), the area in the MoMA around the sculpture of what looks like a square pencil balancing on a pyramid, and the Temple of Dendur would be three of the most likely suspects.

the Whitney could host something like that in one of its bigger rooms, but that wouldn't be as unique as the other options.

it's also known that the Temple of Dendur has been rented out for corporate functions and events in the past.

most likely, tickets would have to end up being at least $60-100 to cover expenses and insurance for such an event. but, how often does one get to sleep on the floor of a museum?

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times like this, it comes in handy to work in a city full of PR people, event coordinators, and caterers. it may never happen, but it doesn't hurt to try.

[shoujo-mallet.livejournal.com]

The AMNH kid's event's sleeping space is limited to the room with the giant whale. Though here's free range museum-going before sleep apparently.

LACMA has had sleepovers for adults. Any potential adult sleepover in NYC
would probably be open to high level memeberships only, or possibly only a to young friends network. Would the event be subject to hotel-related laws?

Pretty much all of the Met is open to corporate functions.

[shoujo-mallet.livejournal.com]

Also, are you a fellow museum worker?

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

What a neat project. I'm beginning to wonder if a good case could be made for the Texas Museum and the Austin Museum of art for something similar.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

I need to borrow someone's 8-to-12 year old.

[raaven.livejournal.com]

That would be amazing. I'd totally go!

[heron61.livejournal.com]

Gods yes, that would be amazingly wonderful. The Met would be the most amazing, especially in either the Egyptian exhibit or in and around the lovely Chinese garden.

[rm.livejournal.com]

The thing is, the Met has valuable antiquities. I think the AMNH is a more likely chance.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

Admittedly. The AMNH would also definitely be a truly wonderful place for such an event.

[justpat.livejournal.com]

As you know I used to work at the AMNH, and I loved to prowl the halls after hours. The place has a unbelievable mouse problem. Like, _swarming_. I'd never seen a mouse during the day in any of the exibit halls, but come 5:46PM, they practically form conga lines across the floors.

Maybe the problem is fixed.

[rm.livejournal.com]

!!!

It could be a feature, not a bug.

[delchi.livejournal.com]

As I am prone to say, " Oh Hell Yes! "

[alabastard.livejournal.com]

I would love to have on at Hammond Castle out here, a real haunted castle built out of pieces taken from all over the world... hnmmmm

[stakebait.livejournal.com]

I was just saying to dotsomething that I totally wanted to do that!