The bathrooms inside the DMA: an allegory for the city of Dallas

From the street, the DMA looks like it would be a really cool museum. Nice water instillation, a few of those geometrical sculptures that you can find at any museum across North America. But everyone knows the DMA is totally sub-par, especially compared to the Kimball. Why does every museum in Texas have huge collections of pastoral paintings? Boring.

There was a large portion of one wing dedicated to antiques and 'decorative arts,' which I really appreciated, except I've seen much better. Black lacquered child's furniture with tiger print cushions? Some of the rooms looked like the boudoirs of tasteless Frenchwomen from the 19th Century. There was a lovely dresser with wood inlays in the shapes of geese. And while I admired the craftsmanship, I kept thinking, dude geese?

Then I visited the ladies room. And oh.my.god I couldn't believe it: it was small, it was smelly and the lighting was atrosh. It reminded me of the restroom inside the San Antonio bus station, but accompanied by that humid urine scent found only at public showers at the beach. Wall to wall white tile, white stalls and formica counter tops.

The rest of the museum is quite beautiful- stone floors through out, high ceilings, accent lighting, etc. At every other museum I've ever been at I've noticed how nice the restrooms are- the flooring and lighting is usually carried into the restroom. But no, not at the DMA.

I just can't take a museum with such a nasty bathroom that serious. Did they think no one would notice? If you want the DMA to be a world class institution, at least build a nice restroom and give it its dignity. But I mean there's nothing world class about Dallas. If money could buy taste the DMA wouldn't be so lame and Dallas wouldn't be so boring.