The National Gallery
The national gallery, has a really interesting history starting out as a private home, with collections on view. Which, is not terribly uncommon, in museum history, however, it moved to the square to that it could be accessed by the public, of any social class.
I spent most of my time at the National Gallery in the impressionist wing. In my heart of hearts, I really have a soft spot for Monet, Degas, and VanGogh. This is all terribly counter intuitive to the conceptual, art&language stance that I hold today. The railroad series of Monets is probably my favorite of his, the exposed linear architecture of the station, the lush gray/grey smoke, the off center composition.
There were a lot of kids at the time, (which, in theory I encourage, but in practice is despise.) There wasn't a children's learning center to house their little chatter all one place with crayons and interactive learning stations. However, while it was kind of annoying, it was really nice to see the little ones with their parents, at least trying to be taught to appreciate art.
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