A Visit to Alameda Museum 4/17/10

A Visit to Alameda Museum 4/17/10

I hate the Alameda Museum! I know that may sound awful, but it is next to impossible to visit that establishment. Every time I attempt to visit, it's closed. In preparation of today's visit, I phoned ahead and verified that they were in fact open. I arrived at 3:45 and closing time was 4:00 p.m., and when they say 4:00, they really mean it - lights out - doors locked! The first thing the staff said to me as I walked through the door was, "We close in a few minutes." They were mean to me! It was obvious that they didn't want to help me. They kept saying, "We're open tomorrow. You should come back tomorrow." However, I managed to get a peek at some historical data and photos. When I pulled out my camera, they reacted as though I pulled out an illegal object. They were very reluctant to allow me to photo graph articles, photos in or of books, just about every one of my requests made them uncomfortable.

At a few minutes to 4:00 p.m., the ladies grabbed their purses and keys and escorted me to the door.

I hate that place! I think they're up to something in that place :)