After class today, we went to an art Museum and saw a lot of historical pictures. I enjoyed looking at the different styles from dark pallets to ancient religious figures with European castles in the background to historical leaders with bright clothing to more modern depictions. There was a whole gallery dedicated to sculptures of a man's head with different animal accessories: deer antlers, rhino horn, rabbit ears, etc in two different types of metal. One was a shiny gold material that could have been polished brass, and there was a more dingy color like corroded copper or dark steel.
We attempted to go into the modern art museum, but apparently our tickets didn't cover that. Instead, a few of us went to the music museum where they gave us audio sets to hear the instruments on display through short radio waves based on proximity. For 2 Eu we got to see and hear over 3,000 instruments. My favorite part was the first section that included more primitive instruments such as horns, woodwinds, and drums. They made me feel like dancing. Upstairs there were many versions of keyboards and pianos that were elaborately decorated and shaped in different styles depending on the era. On the bottom floor, they displayed old recording equipment including some giant music boxes with turning wheels of pegs that stuck chords.
When we left the museum, there was a quick thunderstorm so we hurried to the shelter of a snack shop on the way to the Metro to get back to the hotel.
We attempted to go into the modern art museum, but apparently our tickets didn't cover that. Instead, a few of us went to the music museum where they gave us audio sets to hear the instruments on display through short radio waves based on proximity. For 2 Eu we got to see and hear over 3,000 instruments. My favorite part was the first section that included more primitive instruments such as horns, woodwinds, and drums. They made me feel like dancing. Upstairs there were many versions of keyboards and pianos that were elaborately decorated and shaped in different styles depending on the era. On the bottom floor, they displayed old recording equipment including some giant music boxes with turning wheels of pegs that stuck chords.
When we left the museum, there was a quick thunderstorm so we hurried to the shelter of a snack shop on the way to the Metro to get back to the hotel.
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