I'll take a peek!
Good to further my online education -
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dagmaraka
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Tue 22 Mar, 2005 11:03 pm
my favorite new museum in slovakia. it's on an island on a dam on Danube. One whole side of the building is glass - the middle is frosted glass, so you only see water and sky, very beautiful. If feels like you're on a ship of some sort. And they have fabulous exhibits, something new every month or so. I take everybody that comes to visit there.
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dagmaraka
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Tue 22 Mar, 2005 11:04 pm
Oh. It's called Danubiana. you can check it out at www.danubiana.sk - there is an english version of the website, although slovak version is much more extensive.
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ossobuco
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Tue 22 Mar, 2005 11:05 pm
The building is gorgeous. Yes, I'll gladly look at the website..
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dagmaraka
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Tue 22 Mar, 2005 11:08 pm
It's built after a Roman galley. Roman Empire extended into Slovakia in 4th century AD and they had forts in this area. The whole region is beautiful though - there are extended areas of grassy lands, where many artists exhibit statues. It's a Central European affair - artists are from multiple countries and I love it for that. Worth visiting when one ventures into this corner of the world.
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ossobuco
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Tue 22 Mar, 2005 11:08 pm
So Polakovic is the architect? Cool website so far.
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timberlandko
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Tue 22 Mar, 2005 11:28 pm
Those certainly are some fine museum links. None of 'em can hold a candle to one of the almost-reknowned local attractions here in The Northwoods, though - The Museum of Woodcarving
Yup, thats it - the walk-through Muskie is over a half-city-block long, has hundreds of trophy fish exhibits and bits of memorabilia, and stands about 25' tall. Awesome, I tell ya, awesome. Nothin' like it anywhere else in the world.
I can feel your envy from here. Betchya thought we had no culture at all hereabouts.
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ossobuco
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Tue 22 Mar, 2005 11:37 pm
Miserable landscape design, I must say, but the museum itself seems interesting, amazing really.
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timberlandko
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Wed 23 Mar, 2005 12:32 am
Pretty sure the landscape wasn't so much "designed" as "just happened to work out that way over time"
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ossobuco
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Wed 23 Mar, 2005 12:34 am
Somebody put in those wild walkways...
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timberlandko
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Wed 23 Mar, 2005 12:47 am
How else might ya propose to route the hordes about and around the exhibits and stuff that have happened to get stuck here-and-there-as-they-came-about?
To be fair, though, there's been some civil engineerin' - those wanderin' walkways are asphalt now - the useta be gravel with occasional patches of weeds scattered throughout. On the other hand, the traditionalist in me sorta misses that now-gone bit of rusticity
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ossobuco
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Wed 23 Mar, 2005 12:09 pm
differently, differently!!
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timberlandko
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Wed 23 Mar, 2005 12:24 pm
It is sorta messy, ain't it
It really comes into its own when littered with picnic blankets and garishly garbed tourists, interspersed with screamin', runnin', totally outta-control kids.
Forgive me please, for hijackin' this actually quite good thread - I got carried away with my fun. I'm really impressed with Dag's Danubiana, and I must admit a pang of jealousy comes of knowin' about, but not bein' able to directly experience, the Morrison showing ... I've always liked his work.
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ossobuco
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Wed 23 Mar, 2005 12:40 pm
No problem. The person who started the thread doesn't mind and joins in. Every two weeks I'll add more links and others are most welcome to add some too.
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Noddy24
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Thu 24 Mar, 2005 07:55 am
Timber--
My life is richer for knowing that The National Museum of Freshwater Fishing and The Museum of Woodcarving exist.
I won't say "glorious manifestations of the aspiring human spirit" but I'll offer a heartfelt, "Oh! My Goodness!"
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ossobuco
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Sat 2 Apr, 2005 11:50 am
I received an email with a new update from Artupdate.com. Here are some of the galleries/museums they list with the current shows:
Editing to add a museum show link I just got from a friend who is very interested in Turkey - http://www.turks.org.uk/
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timberlandko
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Sat 2 Apr, 2005 02:37 pm
Nothin' on the local museum front so far this year - not even any pavin' news. Season ain't started yet, though. 'Course, its been years since there was an excitin' announcement, so I ain't gonna get my hopes too high
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ossobuco
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Sun 3 Apr, 2005 01:54 pm
Failure to repave, how grave...
Dlowan has started a thread on her Trip to Western Australia, and in it on the first page are some photos and links to some wonderful work by the Hermannsburg Potters, aboriginal potters and painters, and their exhibitions. Here's the thread link - http://able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=40351
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ossobuco
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Tue 19 Apr, 2005 09:43 am
Photography of Taku Aramasa is being featured at the Wirtz Gallery in San Francisco - which is one of the galleries the A2k meet group visited last year.
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