Write about two characters who meet and/or fall in love in a museum.

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“Wildcat” by Marlyse Goodroad

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For the third time, Dad nearly tripped over me as he moved down the display. He was reading something and not looking at me, which was fine, because I wasn’t looking at him either. I was on my phone, checking to see if Damion West had been spotted on campus yet. I wasn’t planning to seek him out and stage a run-in, but I wasn’t going to not try to run into him if I could.“Luna, are you okay?” Dad asked as he moved his foot off of mine. “Sorry. I wasn’t watching.”“It’s fine. I wasn’t either.”“If you’re really that bored,” Dad said, “we can le...

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“Possibilities ” by Madelyn Fried

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I never understood what people saw in modern art. I hated art museums as a kid. My parents would bring my brother and I to lots of museums, them being artists themselves. We would walk around, having deep conversations about every piece of art that we saw. My brother would get really into. He would quote Kierkegaard and Locke, as if it was a game to him. For me, these epiphanies, concepts, never came. All I saw was what it was. A starving artist doing their best to get by. My least favorite museums were modern art museums. At lea...

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“The Language of Love” by Jr Wolfgang

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JR Wolfgang was not always an enthusiast of art. The interest sparked after the trial. JR was what one would consider to be a lost man; like most people in this world. The one difference between JR and most people was that JR could not accept this concept. JR could not stay lost. He spent a long time running from the feeling in any way he could. Escaping by means of any sort, substances being a major one. Through this toxic remedy he only wandered into a land of nearly no return. He only walked deeper into the woods. By the time he finally d...

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“Abstract Concepts” by Aeryn Goodspeed

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Figarro wrinkled his nose, the scraggly whiskers threatening to poke him in his droopy orange eyes. His tail twitched as his vision wandered over the canvas. A moment passed, and he gave a derisive sniff, shaking his head.“Nope. Can’t see it.”Standing beside him, the half-Ortuxan ran his hands through his hair, giving a disgruntled groan. “You’re not supposed to see it, Fig,” Daybreak said. “It’s an interpretation, not a depiction. One would think a gib so interested in abstract concepts would be interested in abstract art.”“This one a’ your...

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“In Their Bones” by Mary Black

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Afterwards, Ned and Alice recalled the details of those encounters in the entrance hall of London’s Natural History Museum: what was said, what was seen, and what shadows were thrown by the gigantic dinosaur skeleton that loomed over everything. Studying ancient life allowed them to understand how an epoch had ended. They were relieved to say goodbye to those old bones, and to move on. 1. As Nick took a step back, the stranger bumped into him. They faced each other below Dippy the Diplodocus, the dinosaur’s vertebrae curv...

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“Elephants and Goats” by Nancy Batty

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When they first met, she had been studying a bas-relief in the southwest corner of the quincunx at Angkor Wat. At a certain point, she realized that someone was studying her just as intently. Argh, she thought to herself. Not another tourist who was going to ask her to explain the carvings. Funny how American tourists, in particular, assumed she was Cambodian in Cambodia, as they had assumed she was Chinese in Taiwan: her appearance seemed to evoke an indeterminate Asian archetype. Never mind that she was of Vietnamese, French, and Dutch de...

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“Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Met-cute story” by Jessica George

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I saw him from the corner of my eye, cloaked behind the flurry of hair flying in front of my face. I was running- fast, and hadn’t anticipated how the speed of my flight would affect my hair. I should have known. It didn’t play nice even under the best of circumstances, and these were decidedly not the best circumstances. My bag thumped against my thin tank top, intensifying the dampness seeping across the small of my back. Normally, I’d be grateful for a reprieve from the tyrannical sun, but the central air of the Met was cranked high...

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“It Only Takes One Painting” by Daisy L

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Claire stood in front of the massive building spanning before her. She took in the white walls, tall structures, and heavy wood doors, her eyes catching on the sign hanging above them: “Glendale’s Art History Museum”. She’d come prepared this time. In her tote bag were her smaller sketchbook and a selection of her favourite pencils, as media other than graphite weren’t allowed. After having her ticket scanned and leaving her coat in the deposit lockers, she strode up the stairs to the first floor where the gallery paintings were displayed. S...

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“Art Therapy” by Daniel Markov

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Art therapy...What in the world is that?"Art therapy is the use of art and creativity to help a person improve their health and well-being. The goal of art therapy is to provide a person with a safe and effective outlet for their thoughts and emotions. It also aims to foster self-awareness, improve problem-solving skills, and increase the ability to cope with stressful situations," I read from my phone.I guess it's a pretty good explanation.Anyway, here I am in front of this museum with several other people. They're all looking up at the lar...

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“Canvas Connections” by Jessie Garza

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“Did you know,” a tall blonde man walked up beside a short brunette woman looking intently at a painting, “the artist painted his cat into every painting he made? Sometimes it was obvious, in other instances not so much.” She looked up at him taking in the warmth of his charming grin, staring into his deep forest-green eyes. “For example” he continued, breaking eye contact with her to look back at the painting, “all you can see in this one is the cat tail peaking out from the window in the house in the background” She leaned in a littl...

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“Monkey Suit” by Naomi Atwood

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As a third-generation Japanese Canadian, Jayne was one of the younger members of the Nikkei Cultural Association in southern Alberta. Since she had some facility with technology, she had volunteered to be secretary and took the minutes for the meetings on her laptop. The main project of the organization was to collect, collate and edit personal and family histories for publication in a large book, to preserve the history of Japanese Canadians in southern Alberta.&nbs...

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“The Desperate Man in Love” by Gabby Mickelberg

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I always liked observing her in the tranquil silence of the museum. I could see her face remain still, but I had gotten good enough to identify her micro-expressions: her lips pulled down at black-and-white pieces, but her eyes squinted a little harder when she looked at abstract works. Her name was Mary. Today, her brown hair was pulled up into a tight knot on the top of her head, small pieces framing her face. She was not wearing makeup, which I thought looked just as good as when she came in with it. A green dress flowed against her tan ...

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“In A Museum.” by George Mexas

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Welcome.Our story begins in a museum, where two people meet and hit it off. Is it true? Is it made up? Does it matter?Make up your own minds. I’m just your totally trustworthy, if a bit reluctant, narrator. Will keeps staring at the same Minoan pottery, depicting a darkened octopus, tentacles spreading throughout the periphery of the vase. He is not one to avoid a gathering of all the Greek schools of archaeology. The Heraklion Archaeological Museum boasts an astonishing exhibition of pottery, paintings, inscriptions and plenty more. D...

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“The Point” by Lauren Normac

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It was a cloudy, gray day out. Not even a rainy one, which Pryce would’ve preferred. It was just gloom.But it did let him move around during the day without an umbrella. And the art museum was free for twelve and under. He wasn’t going to lower himself to acting, but he could put on some sunglasses, to hide his red eyes, and see where that took him.It worked.Pryce got his free admission, and went to the area for optical illusions. There were things like pictures that could be cups or faces, and the image of squares that supposedly had multip...

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“Mona Lisas eyes” by Anna Frederiksen-Washington

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It is Sunday morning, and the streets are almost empty. Some early risers are gathering around the coffee wagon in the city square, or perhaps they are the late-night party goers on the way home after a night out. This is a city that never sleeps, not even on an early Sunday morning. Well, some places are dimmed down allowing the night staff to carry on with their work in privacy. The Art Gallery is one of them. It is the time when the cleaners are busy wiping the shiny parquetted floors and dusting the leather furniture making the rooms loo...

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Write about two characters who meet and/or fall in love in a museum.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 98 stories

“Wildcat” by Marlyse Goodroad

“Possibilities ” by Madelyn Fried

“The Language of Love” by Jr Wolfgang

“Abstract Concepts” by Aeryn Goodspeed

“In Their Bones” by Mary Black

“Elephants and Goats” by Nancy Batty

“Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Met-cute story” by Jessica George

“It Only Takes One Painting” by Daisy L

“Art Therapy” by Daniel Markov

“Canvas Connections” by Jessie Garza

“Monkey Suit” by Naomi Atwood

“The Desperate Man in Love” by Gabby Mickelberg

“In A Museum.” by George Mexas

“The Point” by Lauren Normac

“Mona Lisas eyes” by Anna Frederiksen-Washington

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a gallery whose paintings come alive at night.

Write about someone who accidentally destroys a museum’s most valuable artifact.

Write about an art thief who is struggling to commit the perfect heist.

Start or end your story with a character who gets trapped inside a museum overnight.

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