I cut and pasted this from the “musical opinions” thread. I’m curious about whether anyone else saw this (or the Dome in general–like, hate, bored, fun?,) and what you thought about it.
At the London Millennium Dome in 2000, (before it died an untimely death–we had fun there…I guess no-one else did,) there was a pavilion/exhibit called…I think…REST (?)…where you entered a womb-like cave, empty except for jugglers who’d come in and mesmerizingly juggle glow in the dark ball. Meanwhile a “musical composition” was playing which consisted of a continuously changing series of bells, gongs and the like–rather zen-like. Really was an intriguing, relaxing environment. The gimmick was that this “composition” (I guess computer generated) was programmed to run for 1000 years without repetition. I wonder if it’s still running somewhere since the M. Dome is being converted into a business park or something.
I confess I was in London throughout 2000, and never went to the Dome.
There was a huge amount of negative publicity before it even opened, because it was being built with taxpayers’ money, but there was still a phenomenal charge to go in (about £20 I think). Added to this, most of the stuff inside was not planned, it just appeared to be junked together to fill the space available, giving a hotchpotch string and sellotape feel.
I havd three friends who went for free as teachers or supervisors on school trip, and they said it wasn’t worth the money.
I think there were undoubtedly good exhibits like the one described, but the sum total experience was disappointing for most adults (and some of the children).
It’s quite possible that this exhibit has been moved to another museum in London, most of which now have free entry.
I was the London on vacation (holidays) at the time the Millenium Dome was open. For some reason my wife and I did not have the inclination nor the chance to go and see it. The 20 quids wasn’t mostly the issue (about 30 USD at the time) but also the fact that was kind out of the way from the rest of the city touristy areas. Nevertherless, we decided that having a pint at the Red Lion was a better choice of spending our time .
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