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@museummemories
5 hours looking at sculptures in the Louvre. i don't know why but it was basically the best day ever. maybe because i got to spend the day with a bunch of beautiful people who didn't try to plow me down with baby strollers or shopping carts.
The Frick Museum. The atmosphere was dope and the architecture was part of the art in my opinion.
Musée d'Orsay with my family. The joint was jumpin' and seeing so many amazing works of art in person for the first and probably last time was very cool, especially when our art history major daughter didn't run ahead on us and stopped to explain things about the artists and the works.
In the Tate in Liverpool, a guide randomly came over and was really enthusiastic and informative about one of the pieces, and made me see it in a different light.
Being in the New Museum in New York and having one of the staff members approach me and talk to me about the work on display. He gave me some hints on how to experience it and we discussed the work a bit.
I really enjoyed the MALBA [Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires]. The museum's architecture is filled with light and very welcoming. The exhibits themselves were really beautiful and interesting.
Musée Rodin in Paris--very well curated, the collection was well displayed, the goal/subject of the museum was manageable, pointed, and therefore easy to experience, was not overwhelming. The building/grounds were well integrated into the collection, an excellent cohesion between history, biography, art, and architecture. Loved the connection between space and collection.
On my most recent visit to the Art Institute of Chicago I had a brief chat with a security guard about a work of art. I asked a specific question about who made it and she did not know, but we looked and talked about it for 30 seconds or so.
ARoS Museum in Aarhus, Denmark. It was extremely innovative because many of their exhibits were interactive and I felt as though I was connecting more with the art when it was interactive. One exhibit consisted of carved statues with marble based on significant historical events that had been in the news that everyone would recognize.
Well designed way-finding, easy-to-read text, pieces of art are spread out, lit well.
At the Harlem Museum of Art last summer there were hardly any visitors there. The people working at the entrance were extremely nice, as were the guards. The gallery was rather small, but the collection was incredible and varied, and it was possible to tour within a couple hours. They also gave visitors a couple free postcards.
Seeing art that I studied at school in person for the first time. When I went to the Uffizi and saw Caravaggio's Medusa shield.
A fabulous Yves Klein exhibit at the Contemporary Art Museum in DC. The exhibit includes a wide variety of his work, and in different media. I really felt I learned a great deal and gained a deeper appreciation for his work.
NGA two summers ago. Went with my mom, it was surprisingly not packed. We really got to take our time and take in all of the artwork.
I cannot remember any one particular experience that stands out.
I went to the Dia:Beacon recently. It was AMAZING! The space was incredible--full of natural light, airy, and beautiful. I was familiar with most of the artists already but either hadn't seen their work before in person, or hadn't seen the particular works on display, or had never seen more than one or two works on display at a time. It was great to see a whole number of works by the same artist on display in the same place and to not feel crowded in by white walls and artificial lighting. The artworks themselves were almost all totally engaging and amazing. Some were interactive, and some weren't. There was a lot to feel and think about. There were not wall texts, only laminates in cases and I think I only picked up one or two of those when I had a specific question in mind and figured the laminate would provide the answer. It was easy to experience the artwork unhindered by jolts in the physical setting, interference of crowds or wall text. It was an excellent experience mainly because both the space itself and the artworks on display were worthy of spending time with. I think that matters most of all. If the artworks are crappy and space is awful, then what's the point? I'm not there for the latest technology or someone's curatorial premise. I'm there for an encounter with artwork and space...
I have had many positive experiences in a variety of museums.