Is there any gameplay value to a museum?

"IngeJones;891262" wrote:
I have been checking out my EA-placed museums, and they just seem to have a few paintings and sculptures that you can "view". Is there some advantage to having them or visiting them? Has anyone done something to a museum to make it less of a waste of time?

I prefer using them as more of an art gallery. The idea is that I'll have a Sim who runs the gallery (a bit of imagination is required) and they'll hold art classes there (with GT club system), and my Sims will display their own art work in special exhibitions. I wish I could have other Sims buy the art without having to have it as a retail venue. I had an 'auction room' in my TS3 art gallery/museum.

At the moment the venue doesn't have much to offer. I might send my students or artists there and imagine they are doing a class project or gathering inspiration. I might add a barista bar and have a cafe on the site so sims can make more of a day of it.

I wish we had more features for this. Like if we had something similar to the TS3 sculpting skill and profession, so Sims could actually make sculptures to display. I would love something along the lines of World Adventures too, so a sim could be an archaeologist and go to dig sites and find ancient relics. There could be a profession for this. I think features like that would make museums more interesting and interactive.