The Amazing Stuff

We all have that one friend who groans at the thought of doing anything that could be considered a cultural experience. In fact, you might even be that friend. For these people, waiting in long lines at art museums to watch people stare (for way, way too long) at splattered canvases and paintings of naked cherubs seems like the polar opposite of a good time.

But anything can turn into an awesome experience if you have a sense of humor about it. Just ask this guy. BoredPanda user Mr. Angry decided to visit the Louvre one day (albeit begrudgingly) so he could pop some fun captions on a few of the paintings. Art snobs might be offended by the stunt, but I feel like that’s probably the point. And it’s awesome.

“Yaaaaaaaaaas, queen!”

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He can’t even. He is completely unable to even.

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How to not impress the ladies even a little bit.

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If you’d just move out, she wouldn’t have to bother you. You’re 30. It’s time.

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Preach it, brother.

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Do you even lift? (Hint: no.)

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Not into it.

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When the weird guy at the party plays “Wonderwall” for the thirtieth time in a row and you realize that bad things happen to good people.

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If having fun in the world’s most famous art museum is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. (But if you don’t feel like getting scowled at, maybe don’t read French painting captions with a southern accent. I might have learned that the hard way? Just kidding. I definitely did.)

Anyway, keep getting down with your bad self, Mr. Angry. We feel you.

The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., is a celebration of all things architectural, so it might seem like an unlikely host for something as, well, silly as the exhibit that’s currently hogging up the Great Hall.

The exhibit, called The Beach, is running through the beginning of September. It allows you to harness your inner child once more for a rousing few minutes in a massive ball pit.

No, seriously. It’s a ball pit.

This is what the Great Hall looks like now that the exhibition is up and running.

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This interpretation of a beach comes fully stocked with a pier, some concession stands, beach chairs, and the ocean (in the form of a few thousand white balls).

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Designed by an experimental firm called Snarkitecture, The Beach sees the Great Hall filled with nearly a million plastic balls, all of which are recyclable. Visitors can jump from the pier area into the balls, where they can swim, splash, and paddle through them as they would in water.

Okay, maybe not just like they would in water, but you get the idea.

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This mass of balls reaches the average adult’s waist.

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The whole thing is an architectural take on our common conception of the beach.

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To add to the feeling, the ball pit runs into a huge mirror, which creates the illusion of an infinite ocean.

And people are having all kinds of fun.

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“Interactive architectural installation” sounds pretty esoteric, but as this exhibit proves, it can actually just mean “giant freaking ball pit.”

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#TheBeachDC is now open! Come down to the @nationalbuildingmuseum and swim with us!

A video posted by Snarkitecture (@snarkitecture) on Jul 4, 2015 at 7:38am PDT

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A video posted by Snarkitecture (@snarkitecture) on Jul 1, 2015 at 12:48pm PDT

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The Beach is open to the public through the first week of September at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

More details can be found on the admissions page. You can also see more of Snarkitecture’s projects on their website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Art installations and ball pits actually have a lot in common, since they’re both weird and a lot of fun. Check these out: