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Museum of Bad Art

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205 points purkka | 5 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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gwbas1c ◴[18 Nov 24 13:41 UTC] No.42172200[source]▶
What's wrong with the page? I can't select the address to copy & paste it into maps.

Please don't break the web.

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1. weberer ◴[18 Nov 24 14:32 UTC] No.42172571[source]▶
Oh wow, that's bullshit. I just tried to copy the address and got a little alert saying "ALERT: Content is protected !!"
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2. 1970-01-01 ◴[18 Nov 24 14:50 UTC] No.42172767[source]▶
Fuck this anti-copy bullshit site. Here:

The Museum Of Bad Art, MOBA

MOBA is the world’s only museum dedicated to the collection, exhibition, and celebration of art that would not be welcomed to any traditional art museum. Our collection includes sincere art in which something has gone wrong in a way that results in a compelling, interesting image. Location: inside the Dorchester Brewing Co, 1250 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02125. Hours: Sunday Monday 11:30-9, Tuesday through Thursday 11:30-10, Friday and Saturday 11:30-11. Winter 2024/25 Hours:

Wednesday, Nov 27, close 6pm; Thanksgiving, Nov 28, CLOSED.

Christmas Eve, Dec 24, close 6pm; Christmas, Dec 25, CLOSED.

New Year’s Eve, Dec 31, open until midnight; New Year’s Day, Jan 1, open 11:30 to 10pm

January and February, every Monday, open at 3pm.

Admission: free

Dorchester Brewing Company

DBco is Boston’s hottest Tap Room filled with fresh craft beer. It’s right on Mass Ave in Dorchester! Admission to MOBA is free only because DBco allows (even encourages) MOBA to adorn the walls in the taproom, game room, the stairwell, even on the outside of the elevator shaft and a walk-in refrigerator. While you’re there, try house-made craft beers, cider, seltzer, and wine. Here’s the Taproom menu. Enjoy lunch or dinner from their onsite food partner, M&M Barbecue. DBco has a Rooftop Greenhouse and outdoor roof deck with views of the Boston skyline; Game Room with skeeball, pinball, arcade games, pop-a-shot, and tabletop shuffleboard; and public events like Yappy Hour, Trivia Contests, Crafting Sessions, and more. Event Calendar here.

Meet the MOBA Staff

WSBE RI PBS (Rhode Island Public Broadcast System) came all the way to Boston to learn about the Museum Of Bad Art. The result is a 7-minute video introducing MOBA’s people, history, and art. It was broadcast on their weekly show, Art, Inc. and is now available on YouTube. If you want to meet Curator-in-chief Michael Frank and Permanent Interim Acting Executive Director Louise Reilly Sacco, aka Mike and Louise, take a look here.

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3. rsynnott ◴[18 Nov 24 15:03 UTC] No.42172929[source]▶
Wow, that's extremely retro. Was somewhat common in the early noughties.
4. zelos ◴[18 Nov 24 15:14 UTC] No.42173038[source]▶
Even better, you get the alert if you click too quickly on the left/right arrows in the galleries because it thinks you're trying to select text.
5. iainmerrick ◴[18 Nov 24 18:00 UTC] No.42175001[source]▶
Among all the other bullshit, this is a pretty circular definition:

MOBA is the world’s only museum dedicated to the collection, exhibition, and celebration of art that would not be welcomed to any traditional art museum

Bullshit - plenty of traditional art museums have "outsider art" exhibitions.

That term is arguably still a bit snobby, but it's better than just calling it "bad art" because a lot of it isn't actually bad at all!