/int/ - International

I don't like non-art museums much tbh, it has never been my preferred method of learning things. I'd rather read a book about a topic than to visit a museum. I also dislike the trends in modern museum culture, how everything must be interactive and multi-media and shit. I like classical art museums the most like the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.

I like history and science museums. I tried going to art museums, but other than "this is famous and now I can tell people I saw this piece of art", it never gave much to me. One difference is maybe seeing the real Guernica, but this felt more like a piece of history to me.

>>18522 >Gemälde what does it stand for? >rather read a book kinda same, but historic museums do provide a different angle and let you feel the actual history. e.g. when in the Tower museum two things were striking for me: - the different sizes of armour they had - basically custom-made for each knight - the size of the bayonets they had during the Crimean war - dude, those blades were like 1+ meter long >>18524 >it never gave much to me you kinda learn to like it as you go. it is for me at least. at some famous pictures you look and it's 'meh, nothing special'. but at others - you get the beauty, as it was for me with Pissarro's paintings at the gallery d'Orsay >Guernica haven't seen it. what was so fascinating seeing it irl?

>>18529 >what does it stand for? Painting. Gemäldegalerie literally just means painting gallery. >let you feel the actual history I prefer actual historical sites to museum. For example a couple of weeks ago I was at a bunker complex built by the Nazis and then used by the Soviets. Or a couple of months ago I was at the 16th/17th century casemates of a city, more impressive than a museum for me at least.

>>18529 >haven't seen it. what was so fascinating seeing it irl? First of all, it's quite big. You can't really see it entirely. You could argue that Picasso reached his goal, but I did feel touched and reminded of the story of the bombing. Obviously I read about it before, so it could have triggered what I read, but I felt moved, thought about the dying civilians etc.

I like armouries. There's a good one here in Solothurn. Also like castle museums, my favourite local one is the one in Hallwyl. Cosy little castle with a moat and no sensationalist nonsense like fake torture chambers. Not to be confused with the Hallwyl museum in Sweden, though they are named after the same noble dynasty.

>>18532 >actual historical sites to museum yeah, so it's best when they combine the two. like the Tower of London that I mentioned >>18533 >I felt moved, thought about the dying civilians kudos to you, Bernd, for the ability to feel empathic towards the sufferings of others >>18534 castles are great, I agree sad we had many of ours demolished or forlorn and forgotten during commies or Luka's times picrel is a one in Slovakia that I was amazed of. the thing is massive and got a decent museum exposition inside. they also had medieval fighting re-enactment for our tourist group. was pretty fun

>>18522 > I'd rather read a book about a topic than to visit a museum. It's not mutually exclusive, you can read a book and then visit museum for an illustration. Or you can visit museum, become interested and read a book on topic. Still, museums are rather entertainment than learning, especially if you're an adult. > how everything must be interactive and multi-media and shit It depends, interactive experiments in science museum are fun. Ipad with presentations in the middle of exhibition - silly, I have a computer at home.

>>18611 >It's not mutually exclusive I know, I never said that. Just said that I prefer one over the other.

I agree about the difference between experiencing a work of art firsthand vs. learning about it in a book. My favourite painter is Renoir. Some of his works look okay in print, but only come alive in person. Through texture and crystal paint, the subjects eyes and dresses glitter in the light. I also wish more galleries offered the comfy art experience. There is a room in the Art Gallery of Ontario where you sit on a bench and just soak in all of the art.

I like pretty much all museums. The one that I liked the least was the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao because Spain, like France, seems to have the art understanding that weird shit = art. It was flashy (and sometimes not even that) crap. I even like some of Beuys's stuff, its weirdness tickles my brain, but it's... quality weird stuff.