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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2013 3:15:25 GMT -5
Good morning to you all! From Bilbao to Beijing, from the Louvre to the Leopold, ' The Times' picks the finest displays of great art from around the world this Bank Holiday weekend. The Times - The world’s 50 greatest galleriesYour favourite museum may well be your nearest. Familiarity can breed a sense of friendship that leads to deep love. ' The Times' has invited an expert team of culture lovers to nominate their 50 greatest galleries. Next week, they list the 50 top museums. The distinction between a museum and a gallery is blurry. But, for the purposes of these lists, a gallery is considered to be a place where artworks alone are displayed; while museums house a wider variety of objects that relate to our past and the way we live now. ' The National Gallery' is the top British gallery, weighing in at number 9. The National GalleryOne rough test of the 'efficacy' of art is the extent to which it reconciles us with life. Great music, for example, can help! The National Gallery also reconciles kleines c with life, but is there better art elsewhere? The Uffizi Gallery tops today's list in ' The Times', although is it really the greatest art gallery in the world? Uffizi
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Post by neilmcgowan on May 4, 2013 10:39:59 GMT -5
The Uffizi Gallery tops today's list in 'The Times', although is it really the greatest art gallery in the world?
Perhaps it is interesting to speculate - but I am not really inclined towards pumping any money in the direction of Mr Murdoch to find out his staff's opinion on the matter
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2013 1:14:03 GMT -5
' The Times' has been subsidised by ' The Sun' over recent decades, Neil McGowan, so I reckon that Rupert Murdoch has given me surprisingly good value for money. To the extent that you are what you read, what are you? As for media in general, well, I read the FT for professional reasons, but it is a little dry, on occasion, so I do also read ' The Times', particularly at the weekend. I like listening to BBC Radio 3, and Radio 4, which helps explain how we all got to know each other online (BBC Radio 3 message boards). Anyway, for the record, here are The Times's top three art galleries from around the world: a. Uffizi Uffizib. Prado Pradoc. Hermitage HermitageI am surprised that the world's most visited museum, the Louvre, did not come higher (#8), but like all these lists, they may not be particularly useful when deciding where to visit! My personal favourite museum in London is probably the V&A, although its art gallery is not particularly good! V&A - PaintingsAs for Somerset House and the Courtauld, brunch is particularly good this weekend! Join us all from ten! Courtauld GallerySomerset House - Fernandez & Wells
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2013 4:26:57 GMT -5
Good morning, once again, to you all! This weekend, ' The Times' picks the world's fifty best museums. Rachel Campbell-Johnston introduces Chinese armies, Viking ships, Egyptian jewels — and Elvis’s gold Cadillac: an expert guide to the wonders of the world: The Times - The world’s 50 best museumsAnyway, for the record, here are The Times's top three museums from around the world: a. Smithsonian Institution Smithsonianb. British Museum British Museumc. Acropolis Museum Acropolis MuseumOther London museums include the Sir John Soane's Museum (#4), the Imperial War Museum (#6) and the V&A (#9). Which is your favourite museum, Neil McGowan? Writing in ' FT Weekend', Griselda Murray Brown reports on the global art-goer: from the popularity of Old Masters in Tokyo to graphic art in Rio, global art-going is changing. There’s a scene in the cult coming-of-age comedy Ferris Bueller’s ' Day Off' (1986), in which the truanting Ferris and his friends visit the Art Institute of Chicago. It’s the middle of a school day and the place is all but empty. Pollock, Picasso, Henry Moore, Monet, Modigliani: they’re all there in wide open galleries. As the scene ends, one of the group becomes entranced by Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece “ Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”, gazing with increasing intensity at the small girl in the middle of the scene until all he can see are dots of colour. This kind of intense, almost private experience in the airy emptiness of a museum is one that is increasingly unfamiliar to today’s art lovers. As the Art Newspaper’s recently published figures for museum attendance in 2012 reveal, the world’s galleries are getting ever busier. Griselda concludes thus: For the record, here are the top 3 most popular exhibitions in 2012: A. Masterpieces from the Mauritshuis - Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum - Tokyo B. The Amazon: Cycles of Modernity - Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - Rio de Janeiro (free entry) C. Nineteenth-century Italian Painting - State Hermitage Museum - St Petersburg Finally, here are the top 3 most popular museums in 2012: 1. Louvre, Paris - 9,720,260 visitors 2. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - 6,115,881 visitors 3. British Museum, London - 5,575,946 visitors (free entry) So the British Museum appears to be free, good and popular! Any thoughts?
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2013 6:11:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2013 7:47:51 GMT -5
As a fellow Londoner, I would add that I, too, like all three of these smaller and more intimate museums, Parva Porcus. In geographical terms, the Geffrye is closest to kleines c, and the restaurant is particularly good! Geffrye - RestaurantIf you cannot make it for afternoon tea in person, how about a little pride and prejudice instead? Pride and Prejudice 200Here in 'The Third', we are celebrating the bicentenary of 'Pride and Prejudice', revealing the hidden world behind one of the greatest love stories of all time by restaging a regency ball at Chawton House, the grand estate of Jane Austen's brother. Jane Austen's House MuseumLike kleines c, Jane Austen loved to dance, and balls were hugely popular in nineteenth century England. Crucially, a ball is also where Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy meet and begin their courtship. However, very little is known about what they were actually like. What sort of music would they have danced to? How difficult were the steps? What were the clothes like to wear? And what did the food taste like? BBC News - Party like it’s 1813This film uses music from the Austen family archives, as well as dances and dishes mentioned in her novels and letters to recreate the experience of attending an early nineteenth century country ball - the sort of event that Austen had in mind when she wrote some of the most famous and powerful scenes in English literature. BBC Two (television) - Pride and Prejudice: Having a BallI propose some toast: to pride, prejudice and having a ball! Three cheers from kleines c and the gang (whatever you are drinking)!
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Post by neilmcgowan on May 11, 2013 14:03:48 GMT -5
I also support the idea of small and local musems - especially when that they have on display is of unique interest to the wider world This week I had the chance to revisit the excellently-renovated Museum of Ikons in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. The Slavonic religious centres of Novgorod and Suzdal were among the main refuges sought by monks fleeing the Fall of Byzantium after its sack by the Crusaders. The Byzantine tradition of ikon-painting was brought to Russia by these monks, and the earliest examples of Russian-painted ikons were almost certainly painted by Byzantine monks in exile - in Novgorod.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2013 0:35:13 GMT -5
Good morning, Neil! I trust that everyone enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend. This morning, the weather has turned cold and wet again in London, despite the late spring sunshine over the weekend. Upon reflection, I do not ultimately think that the British Museum is the greatest museum in the world, although it probably does have the best Director. Neil MacGregor has been Director of the British Museum since August 2002 and has devoted particular attention to developing the Museum’s regional and international partnerships. Neil MacGregor sits on the Board of the National Theatre and the International Advisory Board of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. In both his current and his previous role as Director of the National Gallery, Neil worked closely with BBC radio and television to bring the collections to the widest possible public. Most recently, the British Museum and the BBC worked together on two projects telling the story of Shakespeare's Restless World, and previously, A History of the World in 100 objects. At the heart of this landmark project was the British Museum/BBC Radio 4 series of a hundred 15-minute episodes, based on objects from the British Museum’s collection. This has been a platform for partnerships with museums across the UK and a wide programme of activity. British Museum - A History of the World in 100 objectsBBC Radio 4 - Shakespeare's Restless WorldNeil read French and German at New College, Oxford, and studied philosophy at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. He took an LLB in Law at the University of Edinburgh and was called to the Scottish Bar. He then decided to study 17th- and 19th-century art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and for six years was a lecturer in the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Reading and a part-time lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art. In 1981 he became Editor of the arts periodical, The Burlington Magazine, and then in 1987 became Director of the National Gallery. British Museum - Neil MacGregor, Director of the British MuseumWriting in the FT, Peter Aspden argues that the amount of coverage granted to football is dismaying, when compared with that given to other artistic, scientific and cultural events. I am guessing that the retirements of Sir Nicholas Serota and Neil MacGregor, transformers of our cultural life over the past decade, from Tate and the British Museum respectively, will receive a tiny fraction of the attention paid to the boorish Sir Alex. The withdrawal from professional life of our most gifted performers will prompt specks of media interest next to the gush devoted to the banal and overpraised Beckham. Peter argues thus: FT - A league aboveSydney, Neil and ' The Third' therefore belong to a league above. I propose some toast: to all of you! Three cheers from kleines c and the gang (Tuesday morning breakfast coffee)!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2013 23:42:08 GMT -5
Good morning to you all! To all those who survived the night, what a night it turned out to be. Congratulations to all! For three hours this evening, over 200 musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music come together to create an epic sonic journey inspired by the British Museum's objects and galleries. With over 100 scores and over 50 new pieces performed throughout the entire ground floor, why not create your own unique journey by immersing yourself in the sounds of the world's continents and almost two million years of human history, using your ears to experience the collection in an entirely new way? Due to unprecedented demand from around the world, everyone reading ' The Third' is cordially invited to join us from 18:00 (BST) this evening, Friday 5 July 2013. The event is completely free, so if you happen to be in London this weekend, why not drop in, or even drop out? The British Museum - Sound histories: an evening of live music for the British Museum collectionRobert has also organised a further visit to the British Museum at 18:30 (BST) on Friday 26 July 2013. If you cannot make it in person, you can still follow events online: London Cultureseekers Group - The British Museum - late night opening
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2013 10:15:46 GMT -5
. . . the British Museum's objects and galleries. With over 100 scores and over 50 new pieces performed throughout the entire ground floor, why not create your own unique journey by immersing yourself in the blablabla . . . Would it not be an improvement were the Great Court and the entire ground floor to be filled with pot-plants ferns and an entire indoor forest? Had Angus Wilson still been there he would have known what to do would he not?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2013 13:43:00 GMT -5
So would it not be an improvement were the Great Court and the entire ground floor to be filled with pot-plants ferns and an entire indoor forest? As you are not here, it is difficult to argue this point, Sydney, but to my taste, it would be too cluttered. Other domes have their Mediterranean flora, to be sure: National Botanic Gardens of Wales - The Great GlasshouseAt the risk of brevity, Sydney, the British Museum is going for art tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2013 1:08:26 GMT -5
National Botanic Gardens of Wales - The Great Glasshouse Yes that is the sort of thing I had in mind; except that I would want to see far more foliage, only native British plants, tall trees, creepers everywhere and far fewer paved paths.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2013 2:57:06 GMT -5
JMW Turner
Turner did see The glory of dawn Ripples of water Steam in motion
No Genius he says Damned hard work he says Tramp across England Sketch, watercolour, look
A stop in Paris Perfection in Claude Lorraine Plagiarise, Perfect, Mould
Engrave, Illustrate Murrays Books Prints galore, block the rest Nice little earner, there
Veritable Venice Captured, light, water Reflection and movement No Canaletto he Movement and light Is He
Capture the fashion Childe Harold in paint Roman ruins for Soane Dido at carthage
Played the game In the right clubs Had the right friends Kept the mistress discreet
A life of painting holidays! Dinner parties! Secret fun!
He respectable, you see No genius, you see Damned hard work?
mm, yes Mr Turner I see!
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Post by Gerard on Jul 8, 2013 8:03:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the sensitive and stylish poem, and welcome to the forum!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 8:00:32 GMT -5
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