Each summer since the world came out of pandemic hibernation, newspapers have published stories about selfie-taking tourists damaging works of art in and out of museums. On Friday June 27th, The New York Times fulfilled its obligation with an article by Amelia Nierenberg titled, “It’s High Selfie Season. Shield the Artworks”. Annually, we are told how people want to be seen with the artworks rather than see the artworks. Maybe each museum should set aside a gallery with excellent replicas of the artworks most desired for selfies and let the photos be taken there. Then fewer artworks will be damaged and people who want to see the art rather than be seen with it, will be able to.
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