点评:This was an unexpected treat for us. We were traveling close to the area and found the museum online. We expected a small museum, especially after driving along a 2-lane US Route 1 in northern Maryland and then southeastern Pennsylvania. When we arrived, we were surprised at the size of the building and the number of cars in the parking lot on a drab Monday in November.
The museum specializes in the art of the Wyeth family and in art from the local area, which is the home of the Wyeth family. The exhibits were very interesting. We were particularly interested in the exhibit about the illustrator Howard Pyle and his students, one of whom was Andrew Wyeth. Other than Norman Rockwell, we have not seen this before. It was very interesting. The day after , we returned home, we started watching the Ken Burns program on the American Revolution. In the first 2 episodes, we saw paintings in the show that we had just seen at the Brandywine Museum. That made the exhibit even better for us.
The building itself and its location add to the experience. There is the old original gristmill with a new glass addition. The building is right on the Brandywine River and the glass addition made us feel like we were outside, except warmer and dryer. The architecture is wonderful and I think the museum should tell the visitor a little more about the history of the mill and of the addition. We had a very cozy lunch in the cafe, sitting in front of rounded wall of windows overlooking the river. It was a drab, stereotype November day, yet I felt that it was probably more beautiful than on a perfect summer day.
This is a very worthwhile place to visit.
翻译:这真是一次意想不到的惊喜。我们当时正好在附近旅行,在网上找到了这家博物馆。我们原本以为会是个小博物馆,尤其是在沿着马里兰州北部和宾夕法尼亚州东南部的双车道美国1号公路一路开过来之后。然而,当我们到达时,却被博物馆的规模和停车场里停满的车辆所震撼,要知道那可是十一月一个阴沉沉的星期一。
这家博物馆专门收藏怀斯家族的艺术作品以及怀斯家族故乡——当地的艺术作品。展览非常精彩。我们尤其对插画家霍华德·派尔和他的学生们的展览感兴趣,其中一位学生就是安德鲁·怀斯。除了诺曼·洛克威尔的作品之外,我们之前从未见过这样的展览。这真是太棒了。第二天,我们回到家后,开始观看肯·伯恩斯关于美国革命的纪录片。在前两集中,我们看到了之前在布兰迪万博物馆看到的画作。这让我们对这次展览更加印象深刻。
建筑本身及其地理位置都为参观体验增色不少。这里保留了原有的古老磨坊,并新建了一座玻璃幕墙建筑。建筑就坐落在白兰地河畔,玻璃幕墙让我们感觉仿佛置身户外,只是更加温暖干燥。建筑风格令人赞叹,我认为博物馆应该向游客详细介绍磨坊的历史以及玻璃幕墙的建造过程。我们在咖啡馆里享用了一顿非常舒适的午餐,坐在可以俯瞰河流的圆形落地窗前。那天是典型的十一月阴沉沉的日子,但我感觉它可能比完美的夏日还要美丽。
这里非常值得一游。