Today we visited the Grainger Museum, and I really enjoyed it. This museum is a special one, as it was built and filled up by its subject, Percy Grainger. Focusing on the process of creativity, Grainger formed a museum around that concept. The long and narrow hallways were made such so that people could have a more intimate connection with the artworks.

I kind of liked the fact that classical music filled the hallways; that should be expected from a museum established by somebody as artistic and talented as Grainger. I remember having discussed the topic of music being played at museums in my Music in Popular Culture class last semester, and how it was often disallowed at regular museums. It’s just something different, and that’s what made it interesting.

What intrigued me most was Grainger’s interest in paraphilia – what can I say, it’s the odd things that are most interesting – and how he felt as if he would not have been able to make art if it were not for these forms of sexual expression. It was a deep secret, but also something he felt that was of great importance.

I don’t want to stray too far away from the whole topic of space and place, but I guess after having visited this particular museum, it led me to think about how a particular plot of land can still belong to Grainger even years after his death. He has made a home for himself right there, and his presence is still well-known despite him not being physically there.