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ART GALLERIES IN THE UK/EUROPE... So what are the best galleries to see in the UK and Europe? the first one that comes to mind is the Louvre in Paris, of course... what others?  | |
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In London, you have to see the Tate Modern. 
After that, maybe the normal Tate Gallery. Avoid the National Portrait Gallery, because it's shit. 
i like the Louvre - the architecture of the gallery itself is great.  i found it a little dull in comparison to some other galleries in terms of content tho'.  | |
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The Prado in Madrid. Picasso museums in Barcelona & Cadaques; Dali museum in Figueras.
The Louvre is best seen in small doses; if you come in after a certain hour (3 I believe it is), entry is a lot cheaper and you don't wear yourself out by walking around that thing all day... Sheesh there's another museum in Paris I'm trying to think of but the name escapes me... covers what's more or less a pre-Impressionist period... argh!! I'll post it if I think of it. | |
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oh yeah, Dali's house in Port Lligat... | |
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ooh - if you like van gogh, the museum in Amsterdam is very interesting.
Lot of pencil drawings and sketches though, so possibly for the slightly more hardcore, rather than the disinterested. 
MOMA in the US needs to give back the Starry Night though.* 
* things have probably moved on since i was there about 10 years ago. | |
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TheFrog said: ooh - if you like van gogh, the museum in Amsterdam is very interesting.
Lot of pencil drawings and sketches though, so possibly for the slightly more hardcore, rather than the disinterested.
MOMA in the US needs to give back the Starry Night though.*
* things have probably moved on since i was there about 10 years ago. Isn't there a Van Gogh museum in Aix-en-Provence as well? | |
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Heiress said: TheFrog said: ooh - if you like van gogh, the museum in Amsterdam is very interesting.
Lot of pencil drawings and sketches though, so possibly for the slightly more hardcore, rather than the disinterested.
MOMA in the US needs to give back the Starry Night though.*
* things have probably moved on since i was there about 10 years ago. Isn't there a Van Gogh museum in Aix-en-Provence as well? There may well be. 
i haven't been though. 
but i do only have one ear.  | |
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Beside Le Louvre, in Paris there's also Le Musée d'Orsay, absolutely amazing.
Like Heiress said, The Prado in Madrid is outstanding. There's also the Vasari Corridor in Florence, Italy. | |
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jizzinparis said: Beside Le Louvre, in Paris there's also Le Musée d'Orsay, absolutely amazing.
Like Heiress said, The Prado in Madrid is outstanding. There's also the Vasari Corridor in Florence, Italy. THANK YOU - it was the d'Orsay I was trying to think of... | |
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Heiress said: jizzinparis said: Beside Le Louvre, in Paris there's also Le Musée d'Orsay, absolutely amazing.
Like Heiress said, The Prado in Madrid is outstanding. There's also the Vasari Corridor in Florence, Italy. THANK YOU - it was the d'Orsay I was trying to think of... Yes - the d'Orsay is great! Also the Rodin Museum and the Picasso Museum in Paris - small, but have some wonderful pieces. And I also agree with Heiress,the Prado in Madrid is beautiful! VOTE....EARLY | |
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Escher museum in The Hague, Netherlands You don't scare me; i got kids | |
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Heiress said:[quote]The Prado in Madrid. Picasso museums in Barcelona & Cadaques; Dali museum in Figueras.
[quote] Madrid is a very interesting city. It's my favourite capital city so far. Prado Add to that one the museum which has 'Guernica' by Picasso. 'Reina Sofia' it is called I think. Beautiful museum. | |
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MarieLouise said:[quote]Heiress said:[quote]The Prado in Madrid. Picasso museums in Barcelona & Cadaques; Dali museum in Figueras.
Madrid is a very interesting city. It's my favourite capital city so far. Prado Add to that one the museum which has 'Guernica' by Picasso. 'Reina Sofia' it is called I think. Beautiful museum.When I saw Guernica, it was housed in a special annex of the Prado, with all related sketches and a whole history of the painting... But that was back in the early 80s. I take it that things have changed since then? | |
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Tate Modern.  | |
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Just Barcelona itself. | |
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Fauxie said: Just Barcelona itself.
The Gaudi houses, Parc Guëll, Plaça Catalunya (& the park nearby), the market on the Ramblas, the Quatre Gats bar... | |
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Here's a few in London that tend to get overlooked but well worth checking out.
Royal Academy Somerset House The Wallace Collection Serpentine Gallery Some people are like Slinkies...
They're good for nothing but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. | |
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