Sophisti-cats: Artsy felines famous for camping outside Japanese museum
The Onomichi Museum in Japan has two very frequent feline visitors who love to enjoy the exhibitions.
Two cats named Ken-chan and Go-chan often camp out in front of Japan's Onomichi Museum, trying to get a glimpse inside. And it's not because they are begging for food: they are interested in the art.
Since 2016's Cats — Mitsuaki Iwago Photography Exhibition, Ken-chan and Go-chan have been trying to enter the museum for a closer look at the pictures of their feline friends.
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— 尾道市立美術館 (@bijutsu1) November 9, 2018
The museum's curator believes the cats are convinced their friends may be trapped inside: "I’m guessing that Ken-chan spotted some of the exhibits through the glass, and since the photos included those of black cats, he must have thought he had found a new friend. And then he just kept coming back."
Security guards at the museum spend most of their days chasing Ken-chan and Go-chan away. And not because they have anything against their kind - they just can't make any exceptions to the rules: if you don't have a ticket, you can't see the exhibition!
The cats have become famous and have many fans online who root for them to one day be allowed to enter the Onomichi museum.