What Evil Lurks in Monet's Pond: a
“It seems she took her cue from Isabella Stewart Gardner. The treasures would remain under lock and key for much of the year, while the “everyday” paintings were displayed for the daily public to view.
On the rare occasions that the masterpieces were taken out of their hiding places and put on the walls in an interior gallery that had only one door through which to enter and depart, extra security personnel were always present. This occurred exactly four times a year, as the seasons changed. The... museum would send out exactly one hundred invitations to a special gala evening. The guests were carefully vetted by Fields Security, the caterers were screened for drugs and criminal convictions, and the board of directors each took part in the festivities. You might assume that the purpose of the evenings was to raise funds for the museum. Wrong yet again, my friend, although I will admit that was my guess, too. No, the purposes of the galas was to pay homage to Hermione. The February evening was to celebrate her birthday.MoreLess
On the rare occasions that the masterpieces were taken out of their hiding places and put on the walls in an interior gallery that had only one door through which to enter and depart, extra security personnel were always present. This occurred exactly four times a year, as the seasons changed. The... museum would send out exactly one hundred invitations to a special gala evening. The guests were carefully vetted by Fields Security, the caterers were screened for drugs and criminal convictions, and the board of directors each took part in the festivities. You might assume that the purpose of the evenings was to raise funds for the museum. Wrong yet again, my friend, although I will admit that was my guess, too. No, the purposes of the galas was to pay homage to Hermione. The February evening was to celebrate her birthday.MoreLess
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