Wednesday @ the McNay
Nov. 27th, 2008 10:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dalthauserI couldn't take pictures (well, I probably could have in some areas, but I didn't). Anyway, Sierra and I visited the McNay in San Antonio to check out the Nightmare Before Christmas Exhibit. They had several props and actual sets from the movie. Cool stuff. The George Rickey Kinetic Sculpture exhibit was also very cool.
All in all I find that the McNay isn't my favorite museum. It's just way too random. There are a couple of pieces from a variety of famous artists (Monet, Picasso, Manet, Van Gogh, Renoir, etc. etc.) - but it doesn't really flow, and the general atmosphere feels sterile. Then they move into what they call modern stuff - which seemed more like pop art than anything else (heck, they had a piece with anime characters.....c'mon). They did have some nice Medieval pieces - but again, the setting just kind of ruined it.
All in all I find that the McNay isn't my favorite museum. It's just way too random. There are a couple of pieces from a variety of famous artists (Monet, Picasso, Manet, Van Gogh, Renoir, etc. etc.) - but it doesn't really flow, and the general atmosphere feels sterile. Then they move into what they call modern stuff - which seemed more like pop art than anything else (heck, they had a piece with anime characters.....c'mon). They did have some nice Medieval pieces - but again, the setting just kind of ruined it.
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Date: 2008-11-28 02:39 pm (UTC)