Museum Hours Page #3

of course, "Where is the bathroom?"

Naturally, we tire of it, though in the

case of the most obnoxious visitors

who ask in the rudest ways, there is the option

of sending them on what we guards call

"the scenic route."

But we all in life have to use the place,

so if they ask politely,

there's no point being bothered.

Price or value is a common question, too,

and not just amongst schoolchildren.

It makes me think about the English word "priceless,"

and wonder if a painting could actually be priceless

in the sense

that no price could be put on it.

And if so, and it was in a museum and not for sale,

if that could mean it was somehow set free

from all such accounting?

Many of the works considered greatest in the museums

were worth little or nothing in their day,

and many of the artists who made them died poor,

and yet they sit side by side with paintings

that were of great renown and sold for fortunes.

Side by side they hang,

and if you weren't told,

would you know which was which?

Johann the Elder.

Only 1.2 meters deep, it's not very deep.

Every day we have to pump out 60,000 liters

so that the lake stays like this,

otherwise the water will rise up to the white line

and then we can't drive the boats here any longer.

The water can go that high, but it is very clean water

and we always keep it at 1.2 meters deep.

And now we're driving 14 meters

underneath the little blue lake.

Hello, my name is Leitner.

I've a missed call from Dr. Winterstein.

Yes, thank you, I'll stay on the line.

Yes, Dr. Winterstein, this is Leitner.

You've called me?

Oh, yes.

Well, should we come?

Thank you. Yes. I'll tell her.

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