点评:The Johnson Wax building is probably one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s crowning achievements. Because of its location, you do have to make somewhat of an effort to tour the building, and I wish SC Johnson understood this and made more of an effort on their part.
I understand that this is still a business and the headquarters of a global conglomerate. Restrictions are prudent, but there could be some additional accommodations:
The tour starts at the Golden Rondel. This is an auditorium used to screen films. The tour guide even mentions the film SC Johnson produced that won an Oscar. Why not screen that for the tour? Instead, we never saw the interior of the Rondel.
No photos of the interior were allowed. Again, understandable. So why is there not a nice photography book produced by SC Johnson, available at the gift shop (which itself left a lot to be desired)?
The tour guide, while well versed in Johnson lore, only knew a bit about Wright and the design and construction of the building. This seems like an opportunity to have some sort of Wright docent for touring duties. I can assure you, the people making the trek to Racine are there for the building, not for the corporate history of Raid.
The building itself was magnificent, and so much more than I expected. The few times we were allowed to simply roam were the high point of the tour. I hope someday SC Johnson will revamp how they present this treasure to the world.
翻译:庄臣蜡像馆或许是弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特最杰出的杰作之一。由于其地理位置,参观这座建筑确实需要付出一些努力,我希望庄臣能够理解这一点,并为此做出更多努力。
我知道这仍然是一家企业,也是一家全球企业集团的总部。限制措施是谨慎的,但可以做出一些额外的安排:
游览从金色圆盘开始。这是一个用来放映电影的礼堂。导游甚至提到了庄臣制作的获得奥斯卡奖的电影。为什么不在游览中放映这部电影呢?相反,我们从未参观过圆盘的内部。
不允许拍摄内部照片。同样,这可以理解。那么,为什么礼品店(礼品店本身就有很多不足之处)没有庄臣制作的精美摄影集呢?
导游虽然熟悉庄臣的传说,但对赖特以及这座建筑的设计和建造却知之甚少。这似乎是一个邀请赖特讲解员来参观的机会。我可以向你保证,那些不远万里来到拉辛的人是为了这栋建筑,而不是为了了解Raid的企业历史。
建筑本身非常宏伟,远远超出了我的预期。我们被允许随意漫步的几次机会是这次参观的亮点。我希望有一天庄臣能改进他们向世界展示这件瑰宝的方式。