Two Cats In Japan Have Been Trying To Sneak Into A Museum For Years (30 Pics)
What do you do after you fail? Purr your disappointment away and try harder. Two devoted art lovers have been trying to get into the Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art for YEARS now, but have been consistently kicked out just as they were entering it. Meet Ken Chan and Gosaku, the most persistent feline out there.
It started a couple of years ago when the art museum debuted a show entitled “Cats — Mitsuaki Iwago Photography Exhibition.” Just days after the exhibit opened, an unusual visitor arrived, creating the best publicity for the event you could imagine. The security guard, however, blocked the kitty cats’ path at the front door. In March of last year, the same black neighborhood cat returned. But this time it brought a ginger friend. Sadly, the two of the cute cats were forced to turn around.
The persistent, funny cats have probably taken residence somewhere nearby the Japanese museum because they keep coming back again and again. Eventually, its staff started tweeting photos of the times they drop by, making them internet celebrities.
And while the weird cats haven’t yet officially made their way inside, at least they receive snuggles and pets from the white-gloved guards when they take the art lovers back outside.
Scroll down for the full story and the stubborn cats’ photos below!
More info: Twitter
Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art spends most of its day refusing cats to get in
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There are the two culprits. The black one
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And the ginger one
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It all started a couple of years ago when the meowseum debuted a show entitled “Cats — Mitsuaki Iwago Photography Exhibition”
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Just days after the exhibit opened, an unusual visitor arrived, creating the best publicity for the event you could imagine
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The security guard, however, blocked its path at the front door
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In March of last year, the same black neighbourhood cat returned
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But this time it brought its ginger friend
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Sadly, the two of them were forced to turn around
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Image credits: @bijutsu1
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The two have probably taken residence somewhere nearby the meowseum, because they keep coming back again and again
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Image credits: @bijutsu1
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Image credits: @bijutsu1
But while they haven’t yet officially made their way inside
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At least they sometimes get to take a peek at the good stuff
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Taking a break from attempting to get in
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The meowseum has even made cool merch dedicated to the furry art lovers
Check out the duo in action in the video below
Okay, before the comments section becomes an "anti-museum hatefest". Let's try to be rational. Cats are lovely and all, but a museum cannot afford little potential damage makers. But it would be great indeed if they could find a way to make the cats comply and become their official mascots.
Actually, the photos illustrate that the staff seems to be quite affectionate, too.
Yep, indeed. I just... I have seen things... Things I prefer to prevent. ^_-
sure. but cats can do all sorts of damage (I know 'cause I have one). they can scratch or bite or pee on things. also - some people are allergic and they use libraries too...
Not to mention the potential hairballs and accidents that people could step in lol.
Also, someone (staff and/or visitor) could be allergic. I think I read somewhere when the story broke out that they have owners and live nearby; no Idea why they keep trying to get in the museum.
Because they are getting instant love, attention and in their mind they can come play with the staff whenever they want human affection
No idea ? Really ? Clearly they are art lovers. 😜 animals have feelings and according to this post, they have good taste too.🤓
Am shocked the most popular comment is something as sensible as this instead of some BP standard 'people do not like cats BURN THESE PEOPLE ALIVE' kind of stuff. Pleasant surprise from BoredPanda:P
Spending too much time on twitter?
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What the staff should do is yell and flail their arms and chase the cats while hissing and yelling. They cats should not be allowed in, and the way their doing it now, this will just be a never-ending game that the cats will eventually win. It's okay to train cats and the only way in this case is to scare them away.
yeah, cause screaming and yelling and waving your arms is a great educational approach.
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@myself: "they're" not "their". (See people who type the wrong one often do know the correct way. It's a typo usually. Just like I usually type typo as "type" -- sometimes people type the wrong thing.)
Knowing how cats like to push things off a high place then yeah I understand why the cats cant come into the museum.
Let them in. They're cats, ten seconds after they're in they'll want back out.
Nope, that's dogs, lol
Oh, cats, too. If they didn't have homes, I was thinking of that lovely front window becoming their home, with beds, a climbing tree, etc. Wouldn't take much,and Japan is known for their official 'cat owners' of things like coffee shops and railway stations.
Okay, before the comments section becomes an "anti-museum hatefest". Let's try to be rational. Cats are lovely and all, but a museum cannot afford little potential damage makers. But it would be great indeed if they could find a way to make the cats comply and become their official mascots.
Actually, the photos illustrate that the staff seems to be quite affectionate, too.
Yep, indeed. I just... I have seen things... Things I prefer to prevent. ^_-
sure. but cats can do all sorts of damage (I know 'cause I have one). they can scratch or bite or pee on things. also - some people are allergic and they use libraries too...
Not to mention the potential hairballs and accidents that people could step in lol.
Also, someone (staff and/or visitor) could be allergic. I think I read somewhere when the story broke out that they have owners and live nearby; no Idea why they keep trying to get in the museum.
Because they are getting instant love, attention and in their mind they can come play with the staff whenever they want human affection
No idea ? Really ? Clearly they are art lovers. 😜 animals have feelings and according to this post, they have good taste too.🤓
Am shocked the most popular comment is something as sensible as this instead of some BP standard 'people do not like cats BURN THESE PEOPLE ALIVE' kind of stuff. Pleasant surprise from BoredPanda:P
Spending too much time on twitter?
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What the staff should do is yell and flail their arms and chase the cats while hissing and yelling. They cats should not be allowed in, and the way their doing it now, this will just be a never-ending game that the cats will eventually win. It's okay to train cats and the only way in this case is to scare them away.
yeah, cause screaming and yelling and waving your arms is a great educational approach.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
@myself: "they're" not "their". (See people who type the wrong one often do know the correct way. It's a typo usually. Just like I usually type typo as "type" -- sometimes people type the wrong thing.)
Knowing how cats like to push things off a high place then yeah I understand why the cats cant come into the museum.
Let them in. They're cats, ten seconds after they're in they'll want back out.
Nope, that's dogs, lol
Oh, cats, too. If they didn't have homes, I was thinking of that lovely front window becoming their home, with beds, a climbing tree, etc. Wouldn't take much,and Japan is known for their official 'cat owners' of things like coffee shops and railway stations.