3/5 Jeffrey C. 1 year ago on Google
Visually
interesting
exhibition
of
chairs
in
all
their
many
guises.
Beautifully
presented
in
the
new
MUDAC
building,
just
a
stone’s
throw
from
Lausanne
station.
Very
airy
and
spacious
entrance
hall.
Getting
tickets
was
easy
(11.00
a.m.),
weekday.
The
reception
by
the
steward
at
the
top
of
the
stairs
was
non
existent
and
no
instructions,
help
or
guidance
were
offered
or
provided.
Once
in
the
upper
gallery,
the
exhibits
were
well
laid
out
and
the
exhibition
brochure
gave
useful
descriptions
each
chair.
However,
there
was
a
constant,
irritating
whistling
of
a
tune
which
repeated,
on
a
loop,
every
minute.
This
was
akin
to
torture.
Escaping
this
dreadful
noise,
we
progressed
to
the
next
room
-
to
be
greeted
by
incessant
jungle
drumming
-
again
on
a
loop.
This
was
a
major
distraction
from
the
interesting
exhibits.
Wanting
to
get
away
from
this
noise,
we
scratched
our
heads
as
to
where
to
go
next.
No
instructions!
Consulting
a
steward,
whose
only
task
it
seemed
was
to
stop
people
touching
the
exhibits,
we
were
grudgingly
told
to
exit
the
room
through
a
low
black
square
in
the
far
wall.
Crouching
down
to
do
this,
we
entered
a
dark
room,
with
chairs
suspended
in
the
air
occasionally
lit
up
by
spotlights.
Fortunately,
the
music
was
soothing
in
there
-
a
wonderful
balm
to
the
earlier
cacophony.
However,
again
no
instructions
on
how
to
exit
this
space.
We
eventually
spied
some
scrawled
writing
on
the
floor
by
a
curtain,
which
led
us
through
a
space
age
style
corridor,
where
a
series
of
portholes
showed
a
kaleidoscope
of
glittering
chairs
suspended
in
space.
By
then,
we
were
ready
to
leave
the
exhibition
as
quickly
as
possible
and
go
and
have
lunch.
The
presenters
have
tried
too
hard
with
the
result
that
the
quirky,
banale
sound
accompaniment
(the
stupid
« A
Chair
and
You »
corridor
as
case
in
point)
is
a
major
distraction.
But
the
clever
and
inventive
exhibits
probably
make
it
worth
a
visit.
Probably
best
to
take
ear
plugs!
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