This Tuesday, all of the Macaulay students attended the Night at the Museum event at Brooklyn museum. I had a very pleasant experience before the event even started, waiting for the bus in the Macaulay lounge and eating pizza while chatting. Even being on the bus, I enjoyed sitting with friends and talking while we waited to get to the museum.
All in all, I think the actual museum experience was mostly positive. However, once we were told to put our belongings in the bin, I had a constant nagging feeling that on the way out someone may carelessly throw around my book bag with my laptop in it as they reached for their own things at the bottom of the bin. Nonetheless, I managed to mostly repress this feeling and enjoy the night. While the presentation at the beginning was having some technical difficulties, I thought it was more memorable for it, and made it more engaging to watch. At first, I was nervous that the presentation may cut into the time we had to view all of the museum pieces, but realized once we were released that the floor we were designated was relatively small so it was not an issue. It was nice to see people who attend other campuses that I haven’t yet seen since orientation, as well as look at art with other CSI students. Admittedly, I was a little bit disappointed that only one floor was open and we didn’t get to see more exhibits. Hearing that normally, there are more exhibitions available for the students made me a little sad that we did not have the full experience, but the things that were on display for us were not bad. It was a little crowded as well but not overwhelmingly so. Notably, I enjoyed the short film on doors, and spent a lot of time in that room, but I was annoyed it would flip between clips so often because just as I was getting interested in the plot and setting it would switch, though I believe that was part of the purpose.
On the way back to the bins I cringed as I saw my bag on the floor next to the bin, worried that my fears about my laptop had come true but my Mac seems to be okay fortunately. The actual bus ride back was nice, and I started to feel a little bit tired, but regrettably had to do homework once I got home. Regardless, all in all I would consider it a positive experience.
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