I honestly don't know what upset me more about being here. The Roman bust on the 5th floor from 150 AD in the "hallway" next to the elevator without any case or the warped oil on wooden panel paintings (yes, paintings, there were three that we counted) on the same floor due to inconsistent temperature and too much moisture.

There was a lawsuit in 2015 where Cornell sued the architect for the museum design, but LEFT (or worse? MOVED?) the paintings on a floor of the building clearly not safe to hold paintings for a long period of time (two separate sets of transparent doors (no vestibules) leading to a terrace and allowing the sun to shine directly on paintings). Not to mention I was up there for a good hour and didn't see one guard.

This was a huge takeaway from my experience. Some small things that could be considered personal preference that annoyed me included: the organization of the basement was so confusing (rainbow lights next to an old suit of armor and reflecting off every case in that gallery) and the clear preference for contemporary art while seemingly hiding all other art on the stepchild fifth floor that doesn't fit this category.

I came here with a love of art expecting the same from an institution that claims the same only to see what I could only describe as a neglect. Can you believe Cornell actually has an art conservation program? Have the faculty ever been to the museum?

What makes this awful is there are beautiful paintings and sculptures there that deserve to be treated better, seen by more people, and live a longer life than they will at this museum. If Cornell does not value this art, then transfer custodianship of it to another institution that will apply proper conservation practices.