点评:My wife & I were visiting Madison for a couple of sporting events, and decided to check out the annual GLEAM nighttime art exhibition while we were in town. The staff on-site were friendly & welcoming, and they did a very good job of crowd control for this locally popular event that required advance sale timed tickets with the customer groups allowed entry in 15-minute intervals. Our early evening arrival time offered us access to many free parking spots on the OBG main lot near the Gardens entry point, but guests with later admission times had to find more distant alternative parking locations (identified on the website).
The only night we were able to attend the show was a Thursday, and the Botanical Garden had scheduled a "Cycropia Pop-up" feature that night which increased the admission price considerably. Unfortunately this talented local aerial dance group's routines were restricted by the layout of the Gardens, which limited the scope - and the altitude - of their various performance pop-up spots scattered around the facility grounds. The GLEAM lighted art exhibits were unique, but the layout & pathways around the property presented a confusing route for visitors to traverse (dead-ends & switchbacks with minimal signage & spotty path lighting to direct the traffic flow). Overall this special exhibition wasn't worth the entry fee to us, and we would encourage the organizers to reassess & reconfigure their art installations/presentations in the future to make them more easily accessible for visitor enjoyment.
翻译:我和妻子去麦迪逊观看了几场体育赛事,我们决定趁着在城里的时候去看看一年一度的 GLEAM 夜间艺术展。现场工作人员友好热情,他们非常出色地控制了人群,因为这个当地很受欢迎的活动需要提前出售定时门票,顾客群体可以每隔 15 分钟入场一次。我们傍晚到达,因此可以免费使用花园入口附近 OBG 主停车场的许多停车位,但入场时间较晚的客人必须找到更远的替代停车位(网站上有说明)。
我们唯一能参加演出的晚上是星期四,植物园安排了当晚的“Cycropia Pop-up”活动,这大大提高了门票价格。不幸的是,这个才华横溢的当地空中舞蹈团的表演受到植物园布局的限制,这限制了他们分散在设施场地周围的各种表演弹出点的范围和高度。 GLEAM 灯光艺术展非常独特,但场地周围的布局和路径让游客走起来很困惑(死胡同和急转弯,几乎没有标识,道路照明不均匀,无法引导交通)。总的来说,这个特别的展览对我们来说不值得入场费,我们鼓励组织者在未来重新评估和重新配置他们的艺术装置/展示,让游客更容易欣赏。