Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs

15.5.24 Australian Museum, Sydney

Ramses Gold of the Pharaohs

You would think a weekday afternoon would be quiet at the museum.

You would be wrong.

Even though it didn't feel crowded on the outside, you're first led into a room for a short film. Which meant as soon as it was finished, everyone entered the first room all at once.

I got this as we were leaving the theatre room because I was first out.

Ramses Gold of the Pharaohs

Then you end up in a small dark room with artefacts all around and through the middle and everyone is jostling and there's no flow and people were just standing right up in front of things listening to their audio guides and NOT MOVING and within minutes I was super stressed out and just wanted to snap photos and get the hell out of there.

It was not pleasant at all.

And that wasn't the only place there was a massive bottleneck. Further along the path goes literally through the middle of another place where they're playing a film, so you can't even get through without pushing through because people are just stopped there watching it.

Hate hate hate hate hate.

Here's some of my hastily taken photos.

Ramses Gold of the Pharaohs