Ok, so maybe sleeping in a zoo isn't your thing. Want to camp out in a museum instead? Then head to Copenhagen. The Kunsthal Charlottenborg museum of contemporary art just opened a new exhibit this weekend featuring a work by artists Bosch & Fjord that is, in essence, a group of beds in a gallery space. Culture Camping is social experiment created to challenge your senses, and asks what happens when eight people are picked to live in a museum (overnight) and see what happens... (We can only guess that the guests will stop being polite, and start getting real.)
Those who are lucky enough to snag a bed will experience vertigo, thanks to the six-meter-long cords that are suspended from the ceiling above them, and there are other "nocturnal surprises" like bedtime stores and lullabies planned for the evening. Guests are able to walk through the exhibit, built art installations, record sounds, and play in an adult-sized sandbox. The following morning, the visitors will have a roundtable discussion over breakfast about their experiences.
The exhibit runs through August 31st, and visitors can book their stay online; the visit is free with the 60 DKK (about $11 US) entrance fee to the museum. During the Copenhagen Jazz Festival
and World Outgames, there will be special activities planned for the evening stays. Planning on grabbing a bed? Tell us what it's like.
Photo: Kunsthal Charlottenborg museum
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This is straight out of one of my favorite books growing up: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg! I dreamed of living in a museum for years after that.
I wonder if any of the contemporary art will come to life, Night-at-the-Museum-style...it would definitely be scarier than Robin Williams on a horse.
We all know that Camping is a great way of going back to basic, and is probably the cheapest way to holiday... But Camping in Copenhagen is entirely different.I came to know that the artwork is part of the exhibition 'Works at work', which is open from 20 June - 31 August 2009.Hope you all enjoy!