点评:Excellent 'small'/mid-size (compared to the behemoths of Paris/Vienna/D.C./MOMA etc) museum well worth visiting, meaning: if you're anywhere in eastern Canada, it's worth coming here (and getting to eat some of the great food available in Quebec, a gorgeous city). I didn't preview what was on, and thus was surprised and delighted to be able to see the superbly curated, paced, and lighted, world-class exhibit of Niki de Saint Phalle's later work. Niki was a force of nature (in addition to her wonderful work, she took on many important social causes with the same energy and passion) and the excellent choices and curatorial notes in the MNBAQ exhibition bring this out. Most francophiles will know her work (with husband Jean Tinguely) at the Stravinsky Fountain next to the Centre Georges-Pompidou in Paris (also e.g. one her 'Nanas' in Zürich Bahnhof), but there is so much more to learn about her. Besides another well-curated exhibit of quebecoise design, on the top floor, there is a stunning permanent exhibition of Inuit sculpture from the Brousseau collection. Again, excellent curation and lighting are on display. One of the treats is taking the stairway up to it in this beautiful building. Despite some other reviewers' (IMHO petty) complaints, it's a nice (longish) walk from the Old Town, and would combine nicely walking back through the Plains of Abraham.
翻译:与巴黎、维也纳、华盛顿特区、纽约现代艺术博物馆等巨型博物馆相比,这家博物馆规模虽小但非常出色,绝对值得一游。也就是说,如果您身处加拿大东部,不妨来这里参观(还能品尝魁北克这座美丽城市的美食)。我事先没有了解展览内容,因此能够欣赏到这场精心策划、节奏把控、灯光布置堪称世界一流的妮基·德·圣法尔晚期作品展,着实让我惊喜不已。妮基是一位充满力量的艺术家(除了她杰出的作品,她还以同样的精力和热情投身于许多重要的社会公益事业),而魁北克国家美术馆(MNBAQ)的展览精选作品和策展说明也充分展现了这一点。大多数法国文化爱好者都会知道她(与丈夫让·丁格利)在巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心旁的斯特拉文斯基喷泉(例如,她位于苏黎世火车站的“娜娜”系列雕塑)的作品,但关于她,还有更多值得了解的地方。除了另一个精心策划的魁北克设计展之外,顶楼还有一个令人惊叹的布鲁索收藏的因纽特雕塑常设展。同样,展览的策展和灯光设计都非常出色。漫步在这座美丽的建筑中,拾级而上本身就是一种享受。尽管有些评论者(在我看来是吹毛求疵的)抱怨,但从老城区步行前往这里是一段不错的(稍长的)路程,而且可以与穿越亚伯拉罕平原的徒步路线完美结合。