点评:The Helen McNicoll exhibition sparked this visit to the National Gallery of Canada! We had read about Helen and her beautiful Impressionist paintings so decided it would be worth the 8-hour drive to see (which we turned into a 4-day roadtrip). This was just our second time at this beautiful art museum. Love Moshe Safdie's design for this building, inside and out! We thoroughly enjoyed our time seeing Helen McNicoll's art and learning about her life. I had to walk through the galleries a second time to make sure I saw it all. We walked through the European and American galleries, enjoying some exceptional works of art and taking in the Diego & Henry exhibit. We saved the Canadian and Indigenous galleries for last...savoring every minute of viewing the Group of Seven works. They never cease to amaze!! And this second visit was just as remarkable as our first visit almost 10 years ago. It certainly ranks high on our list of the best art museums in the world.
The only downside of our visit was the cafe. We didn't want to take a lot of time away from the galleries, so we chose grab & go sandwiches which were dismal...soggy and tasteless.
翻译:海伦·麦克尼科尔的画作展览促成了我们此次加拿大国家美术馆之旅!我们之前读过关于海伦及其精美的印象派画作的介绍,于是觉得驱车8小时前去参观也值得(结果我们把这次行程变成了一次为期4天的公路旅行)。这其实是我们第二次造访这座美丽的艺术博物馆。我们非常喜欢摩西·萨夫迪设计的这座建筑,无论是外观还是内部都令人赞叹不已!我们尽情欣赏了海伦·麦克尼科尔的艺术作品,还深入了解了她的生平,度过了一段愉快的时光。我不得不再次逛遍所有展厅,以确保没有错过任何一件作品。我们参观了欧洲和美洲艺术馆,欣赏了许多杰出的艺术作品,还参观了迭戈与亨利主题展览。最后我们才去参观加拿大及原住民艺术馆……尽情沉浸于欣赏“七人画派”的作品之中。他们的作品总是令人惊叹不已!!这次第二次参观,和近10年前的第一次参观一样令人难忘。它绝对能跻身我们评选的“世界最佳艺术博物馆”榜单前列。
这次参观唯一的缺憾就是咖啡厅。我们不想把太多时间浪费在咖啡厅里,所以买了些即拿即食的三明治,但质量实在糟糕——又湿又没味道。