"I shall call it....'Blue'" - "Why?" - "Because I feel like it."…read more
The one thing that I love about art museums: you don't have to understand everything! You can just look at a painting or sculpture and think "What the hell?" and perhaps you might have reacted exactly how the artist wanted you to react...or perhaps not! You'll probably never know!
And that's the beauty of this place - there are so many different pieces of art, some part of a bigger art work, some separate from the rest - you can just look at them and take it all in, there's no one expecting a certain reaction from you!
Usually I am not a big fan of modern art work, it just doesn't "speak" to me and I am constantly thinking "Oh I could SO do that myself!" - you know, those "red line on white background" paintings etc. But not here!
There are some lovely paintings here at the moment, some of which I would love to buy straight away (I forgot the name, darn it!), others are more...bizarre ;)
The building itself is a fantastic modern piece of architecture - one entire side is made out of glass, so you can watch the people walk around inside from the outside.
A tad annoying: There are plenty of security personnel walking around, always keeping an eye on you! I understand that a lot of the art work is not bound to paintings and shouldn't be touched, but it is a bit annoying if you're trying to concentrate on a piece of art, letting it all sink in...and you constantly have the feeling of someone watching you!
My advice: Come here on a Sunday, the entrance fee is only 1€ then (only for the permanent exhibitions, not the temporary ones) - you don't even have to stay that long, we walked through in about 30 minutes, but it was still a great experience and I will be back soon (if only to find out the name of that one painting!).
Bottom line:
* Lovely piece of architecture
* Fabulous art work, paintings, sculptures etc.
* The perfect place if you want to relax your mind for a while on a Sunday afternoon
* Only 1€ entrance fee on Sundays