Critics have heaped praise on the Museum of Jurassic Technology, David Wilson’s relational aesthetics takedown of the authority of museums. Yelp reviewers have been more ambivalent. As I noted in a May 2011 post, a vocal minority of average folk remain unclear on the MoJT concept. Other reviewers suspect that it’s a “joke”—and feel obligated to warn the world of that fact. Below is an updated sampling of 1-star Yelp reviews of the MoJT.
"Unbelievably pointless… insane people collected insane things and then got their own insane room inside the wacky bin."
“I came here because I saw it had such great Yelp reviews. I personally thought I would love this place since it sounds like a unique museum containing weird, creative and interesting items, but this is FAR from that. DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE YELP REVIEWS! The place is a joke that seems hard to even call a museum. It is more like an old ladies house with no lighting and some random junk.”
“Most of the things in this exhibit makes no sense at all. It is not about old technology. It is just a jumble of random things put together.”
“Yikes. Please beware: unless you’re into a old museum full of random exhibits, this is not a place for you.”
“The museum makes very little sense and appears to have no scholarly basis.”
“Lessons I Learned From The Museum of Jurassic Technology: 1. DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR A REFUND.”
“There seems to be absolutely no unifying thread to what is displayed.”
"This is not a museum."
“This is a serious situation, people. You cannot run a museum of bullshit information and expect the mostly idiot public not to take you seriously.”
“I’m an artist and a part-time musician so don’t buy into these fake reviews saying that you have to be creative to get this place. The truth is that the more creative you are the LESS likely you are to appreciate the worst ‘museum’ I’ve experienced in the world.”