点评:I was absolutely blown away by this museum!!! I'm not sure what I expected when I heard "Florida art", but it definitely wasn't this! I had a little time to kill before I had to be at the airport to fly home, and decided to stop in. I'm so glad I did, and I will definitely be back every time I'm in the area. If you enjoy art, you will love this beautiful museum. The quality of the art on display, the framing and description cards, and the building are all first-rate. I've been to many of the top art museums in the US and Europe, and this museum compares very favorably! The subject matter is all Florida, as depicted by famous and lesser-known but very talented artists over the last couple of hundred years. The art and museum are the passion project of the couple for whom the museum is named, and all the art is from their personal collection of 2600+ pieces.
I only had an hour until closing time, and while I had a chance to see everything, I would have preferred more time to read all the painting descriptions and linger at some of the spectacular pieces. You could spend anywhere from 15 minutes to 3+ hours here, depending on how "into" art you are. I highly recommend a visit here!
The icing on the cake for me was that the Browns' themselves happened to be there as I was leaving, and I had the opportunity to speak with Mrs. Brown, who was so lovely and gracious. They have given a wonderful gift to their community, and this is a true gem in Volusia County.
翻译:我完全被这个博物馆震撼了!我不确定当我听到“佛罗里达艺术”时我的期望是什么,但它绝对不是这个!在我必须去机场飞回家之前,我有一点时间可以消磨,并决定停下来。我很高兴我这么做了,每次我在该地区我一定会回来的。如果您喜欢艺术,您一定会喜欢这个美丽的博物馆。展出的艺术品、画框和说明卡以及建筑的质量都是一流的。我去过很多美国和欧洲的顶级艺术博物馆,这个博物馆相比起来非常有优势!主题全部是佛罗里达州,由过去几百年来著名和不太知名但非常有才华的艺术家所描绘。艺术和博物馆是这对夫妇的热情项目,博物馆就是以这对夫妇的名字命名的,所有的艺术品都来自他们个人收藏的 2600 多件作品。
距离关门时间只有一个小时,虽然我有机会看到所有的东西,但我宁愿有更多的时间阅读所有的绘画描述,并在一些壮观的作品上流连忘返。您可以在这里度过 15 分钟到 3 个小时以上的时间,具体取决于您对艺术的“喜爱程度”。我强烈推荐来这里参观!
对我来说,锦上添花的是,当我离开时,布朗一家人恰好也在场,我有机会与布朗夫人交谈,她是如此可爱和亲切。他们向社区赠送了一份精美的礼物,这是沃卢西亚县的一颗真正的宝石。