It looks like an exhibition put on by people who don't know how to put on an exhibition, and I really can't cope with the plastic wall and wisteria.
I was thinking the other day that I've lived near Oxford for twenty years now and never been to Blenheim (the house, I've been in the grounds). I might continue not to bother while this is on, although on the other hand at least these mannequins aren't cluttering up the kitchens and working areas, which I always find the most interesting part of any big house.
Most privately owned stately homes can be summed up by "an exhibition put on by people who don't know how to put on an exhibition". Which is funny, but also oddly why I am interested in them, because it's these cracks and failures which are so interesting.
And I did a tour of the working areas - which I will write about next time. Suffice to say that theirs was a very partial version of the history.
It looks like an exhibition put on by people who don't know how to put on an exhibition, and I really can't cope with the plastic wall and wisteria.
I was thinking the other day that I've lived near Oxford for twenty years now and never been to Blenheim (the house, I've been in the grounds). I might continue not to bother while this is on, although on the other hand at least these mannequins aren't cluttering up the kitchens and working areas, which I always find the most interesting part of any big house.
Most privately owned stately homes can be summed up by "an exhibition put on by people who don't know how to put on an exhibition". Which is funny, but also oddly why I am interested in them, because it's these cracks and failures which are so interesting.
And I did a tour of the working areas - which I will write about next time. Suffice to say that theirs was a very partial version of the history.