At museums, selfie sticks poke holes in the idea of anything goes

How is it that we ended up with one big idea governing museums, and such a self-destructive one? The museum, we hear ad nauseam, must be a space like any other, must not have its own rules, must not insist upon its own etiquette. The ideal museum, it seems, is seamlessly connected to the ordinary world, is transparent and is easily penetrated by the same signals, currents and fashions that flow through the realms of commerce, entertainment and social connectivity. The museum, as a perfectly demo...