Don't go to a museum with a destination. Museums are wormholes to other worlds. They are ecstasy machines.

Jerry Saltz
About This Quote

In this quote, the speaker is saying that you should not go to a museum with a destination in mind. Instead, you should go to a museum and have an experience. You should allow yourself to be immersed in whatever it is you are experiencing without thinking about what you want to get out of the experience. This quote conveys the idea that going to a museum is a way of achieving ecstasy.

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