点评:Seriously, I arrived at 10.00am opening and left shortly before 3.00 and probably could have stayed longer. The only regret I have about the museum is that my art historian "friend" could not make the trip and explain things I missed about the art (instead I took pictures and we texted only to have her mad that she was not there! and making plans to return when she can join me.). The breadth and scope of the museum was simply amazing (& I found the docents incredibly engaging, friendly, polite, and knowledgeable--and seriously concerned about my "lost" hat).
I had no idea that the "LOVE" statue/painting was from Indianapolis (& had quite the conversation w/ a docent about that fact).
If your tastes run from the "Adirondack school" to the European classics to modern to Asian/Pacific to the portrait masters to statuary to some "off-the-wall" curiousities you will enjoy yourself as you can find all of that here. It is easy to get lost and was glad I had gotten a map when I registered (check as they have lots of reciprocals w/ other museums) but, for the most part, things are arranged by "style".
To say I was impressed w/ just the museum is an understatement. The grounds/gardens were magnificent and I thoroughly enjoyed strolling through the delightful paths and enjoying the blooms.
As I said we are already planning another visit (for me and a first for her) when we are able to get up there and I am looking forward to it w/ a knowledgeable guide.
翻译:说真的,我早上十点开门就到了,下午三点前才离开,其实我还能待更久。我对这家博物馆唯一的遗憾就是我的艺术史“朋友”没能来,不然她就能帮我讲解一些我错过的艺术知识了(我只能拍照,然后我们发短信聊天,结果她还因为没能来而生气!她还计划着下次有空的时候再来)。博物馆的藏品之丰富和规模之大简直令人叹为观止(而且我觉得讲解员们都非常热情友好、彬彬有礼、知识渊博——他们还很关心我“丢了”的帽子)。
我之前完全不知道那幅名为“LOVE”的雕塑/绘画作品来自印第安纳波利斯(为此我还和一位讲解员聊了很久)。
如果你对艺术的兴趣涵盖了从“阿迪朗达克画派”到欧洲古典艺术,再到现代艺术、亚洲/太平洋艺术、肖像画大师作品、雕塑,甚至是一些“奇特”的艺术,那么你一定会喜欢这里,因为你能在这里找到所有这些作品。这里很容易迷路,幸好我在登记的时候拿了地图(记得查看一下,因为他们和其他很多博物馆都有合作)。不过,大部分展品都是按“风格”排列的。
说我对博物馆本身印象深刻都算是轻描淡写了。园区/花园美极了,我非常享受在迷人的小径上漫步,欣赏盛开的花朵。
正如我所说,我们已经在计划下次再来(这次是我,对她来说是第一次),等我们能去那里的时候,我很期待下次能有一位知识渊博的导游陪同。