Penguins wander empty art museum, director says they seem to prefer Caravaggio

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The penguins at the Kansas City Zoo have been lonely without visitors during the coronavirus pandemic, so their human caretakers decided to take them on a field trip to the local art museum.

In a video that has quickly racked up tens of thousands of views, a family of penguins is seen wandering freely through The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo.

"Quarantine has caused everyone to go a little stir crazy, even the residents of the Kansas City Zoo. So several of the penguins decided to go on a field trip to the Nelson-Atkins, which is still closed, to get a little culture," the video's caption reads.

Julián Zugazagoitia, the executive director and CEO of the museum, said the penguins “seemed to react much better to Caravaggio than to Monet.”

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. That painting is beautiful.

I’ve only seen it at the museum a couple times. It’s loaned out a lot. It seems to glow on the wall.

Penguins have excellent taste in paintings.

[CTyankee]

5. Which one is it? I designed a course in grad school on Caravaggio...

[BluesRunTheGame]

7. The google turns up this one.

“Saint John the Baptist in the desert“

[Cracklin Charlie]

8. John the Baptist.

I don’t know how to post a picture.

[CTyankee]

11. Many thanks. I loved researching Caravaggio.

He was a brilliant painter with a bent toward flashes hot anger, getting him in trouble throughout his life...

[BusyBeingBest]

2. One of the only good things to come out of the corona virus crisis

is getting to watch penguins wander around loose like little people.

[smirkymonkey]

3. K&R

They are more civilized than most people. Lovely photo!

[KatyaR]

4. Seriously, is there anything penguins do that isn't adorable?

They are so cute!

[Captain_New_York]

6. White tie

Formal white and tails night at the museum

[ellie]

9. That is amazing!

[burrowowl]

10. Kick