Comment by creakingstairs
6 days ago
I agree with you that replicas can be great.
Last year, I went to Otsuka museum of art[1] where they have life-size replicas of famous paintings (including the Sistine chapel), and it was great.
Before going, I was weirdly hung up about going to somewhere to see "replicas" instead of the real thing. But once I got there, I loved every second of it. All the artworks were replicated with careful detail in life size, so I felt like I wasn't missing much. In fact, I felt like I was enjoying it more! There were no crowds. I could get as close to the artworks as I wanted to. The lighting was great, since they didn't have to worry about damaging the paints. It was more engaging for the kids as they could free touch some of the replicated potteries etc.
It is a bit out of the way, but I'd highly recommend anyone going to Japan to check out that museum and maybe the onaruto bridge [2] on the way
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctsuka_Museum_of_Art
[2] https://www.japan.travel/national-parks/parks/setonaikai/see...
That looks incredible and a $400M cost in 1998 it must be grand! Basically half a 1997 Amazon ;)
Tangentially related, I remember that when the Sistine chapel was renovated in the 90s, people were shocked to see the vivid colors again. For decades, people had traveled far to see the original in person, when it was in fact but a shadow of itself.