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Tina TurnerTina Turner
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I like the temporary exhibitions lately. It costs 20 RON. This summer the paintings of Nicolae Grigorescu (1838 - 1907) are displayed. He was the founder of the modern Romanian painting. Beside his paintings, he was also a beautiful man - as I was told and saw in some photos. His portraits are all filled with melancholy (this is how I feel them), but in the eyes of his subjects there is also hope, life, innocence - marked by a little white dot in the irises of the girls he painted. Most of the frames on his paintings were ordered by him from France. My paintings from home have similar frames, so they remind me a lot of childhood and peace. The well known "Car cu 4 boi" aka "Car(ul) cu boi" was so much bigger than expected. I have a little copy at home which gave me the impression that the original shouldn't be much bigger. Nicolae Grigorescu had a white ox called Ghiocel - meaning Snowdrop. He did a lot of sketches and paintings with him, but these are back to the memorial museum in Câmpina. There are some photos (ex. Iosif Berman's) from that time and also costumes and traditional items from his period which also displayed the rural life of Romania in the passage between the XIXth century and the XXth. Why do I give 4 stars: because on some paintings the lights above make a shadow on them. No postcards with his paintings - in general, few postcards at the entrance. Nicolae Grigorescu's paintings left me with at least two things that come to me off the top of my head: - the more grounded understanding of the progress all people made in a 100 years - I feel like what he painted is true and corresponds with what I see in people: a kind of beauty that will never fade away. It reminds me at the same time of Nicolae Steinhardt's translation of Baudelaire's words: "Frumusețea nu este altceva decât făgăduința fericirii" - "Beauty is nothing but the promise of happiness".
Ivona Octavia LaiuIvona Octavia Laiu
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You need to buy a ticket to get into this museum which is split into two parts: the left wing of the wide building is populated with Medieval-Renaissance European art; highlights include a couple of Monets and a replica of Rodin's The Kiss. In the right wing is the national collection of Romanian art. Get your ticket from the left side first. It's a slightly discounted 25 leu for both galleries otherwise it's 15 leu for each wing. There is a conveyor system to follow as the layout encourages you to follow a fairly fixed path. Go straight up the grand stairs in the European wing and remember to look up at the architecture as the building itself can be quite grand in places. You may also notice a number of seismographs in the corners of rooms. The toilet facilities definitely need an upgrade - small, sparse and low tech hand drying facilities. There are English and French captions available alongside the Romanian for most pieces of art. The only thing is it's difficult to get an idea of how old some of the archaeological pieces are in the Romanian collection as no date is given which is a shame as it could really give context to these bits. There's enough to see to easily spend a couple of hours at this venue, but I wouldn't advise longer. The top floor of the Romanian collection is where the ticket price is really worthwhile as the bleak darkness of the other sections is compensated by bright works of modern art - it gives a sense of optimism in Romania's 19th and early 20th century pre-Communist history. Overall recommended if you're curious about Romania's art talent, particularly in the last 200 years.
No Harm In TryingNo Harm In Trying
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The pictures I added are only from the European Art section. I'll write another review for the Romanian Art section, which I am in awe of. I really enjoyed the European Art museum, especially the fact that they had a copy of a painting (first picture) sculpted to be able to be felt by people whose sight is limited (see the second picture). I'm glad some museums find ways to be inclusive. Personally, my favorites were the sculptures that evoked human emotions very well. The paintings were either oil paintings or acrylics, and I'm glad there was a wide variety in terms of the century they were drawn in, as well as the style (Medieval, Renaissance, Impressionism, Surrealism). Make sure to consult the website, as they close certain parts of the expositions quite often to add/remove paintings that are transported to international art museums. Also, I don't recommend going when there is a public holiday day in Romania. It will most likely be very crowded and I don't find it very enjoyable to go to a museum with high traffic, as I feel the need to rush. The photography fee only applies to (semi-)professional photography devices. Either way, flash is not allowed by anyone, since it damages the internal structure of the paintings. I approached the oldest ones, and I can tell you some of their canvas/painting were clearly deteriorated by time. Let's make an effort together and keep the treasure of art intact for as long as possible, no matter where it is and who made it.
Caro CCaro C
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The museum is placed in the building of the former Royal Palace and is very spacious, neatly guarded and, very organized.There were some interesting artifacts in the byzantine Romanian exhibition and some very detailed and beautiful oil paintings, but overall it was not my cup of tea, as Romania is a very religious country and all of them had christian references. The museum is large and has 3 permanent exhibitions and , currently, 3 temporary ones. There are three entrances, every each has a ticket office. The tickets to each exhibition are separate, as there are some combinations, but for those you must ask when you’re buying the tickets. You can only pay in cash. The permanent exhibitions are the Romanian Byzantine, European and Oriental. I didn’t visit the Oriental. All temporary exhibitions can be found on their website and you have to buy a separate ticket for them. I didn’t have any problems at the register as some people have, the tickets guy was very polite and knew perfect english. The European arts wing is the left one and it really surprised me. Although most of the art was from school, workshops and painter’s apprentices, there were some pieces of Bartolomeo,Vasari and all the big artists in Romania. Every room represents a style and a period. I visited on a Wednesday afternoon and it was almost empty. I will definitely come back to take a look in all of the other wings. A gorgeous museum, truthfully!
ZM (Zara Marin)ZM (Zara Marin)
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We only had time to visit one museum/gallery during our weekend in Bucharest and with so many to choose from, we were worried we’d choose wrong. We didn’t! This building and all its contents are absolutely mesmerising. We spent over two hours looking at all of the paintings and sculptures and didn’t even feel the time pass. Security guard was also very nice directing us where to put our bag and when I got lost in the modern art exhibition a kind employee redirected me, which I’m thankful for because I had started at the end! The flow of the gallery is amazing too so much thought and time has gone into it and the building itself, even down to the colours they chose for the walls of each different time frame or artist were exquisite. We bought a ticket that gave us entry into all three museums (national, modern and European) for 40 lei (about £14) so it was also amazing value for money. Definitely worth a trip if you’ve got the time!
Elderly EmoElderly Emo
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The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.
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