The long awaited show of Goya's works opened in the MFA and art critics are full of praise. Years of curatorial research and preparations resulted in this interesting exhibition. The guards have the difficult task to catch and inform 'innocent' visitors using their smartphones to take pictures. I followed the rule and took the above photo of the slide show before entering.
http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/goya
Taking photos in museums has become a distraction from focused looking and examining the actual art objects as they are. Next to the exit is the well stocked bookstore with much more then just the exhibit catalogue and books about Goya. Will sales rise when no photos are allowed?
