Great words from the grand-daddy of psychoanalysis himself. We had a hard time appreciating this museum, I think the London one is better. In any case, we were quite tired and in need of a drink as the aperitif hour approached. It’s for die-hard fans who would have (it seems, according to the current exhibition) a keen interest in Freud’s peers and detailed biographies of his contemporaries. I did enjoy watching Anna Freud’s home movies again and browsing through Freud’s personal effects, meticulously displayed in their original places under glass.
As we left a group of German men quizzed us as to how it was inside. They were right to be hesitant about the entry price. I told them what I thought and that the London museum was better, ending with “…and in any case- there’s no couch.” “There’s no couch!?” he responded, aghast. “Well, forget it!” They thanked us for our honest appraisal and we went our separate ways.
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