Art Appreciation

Musée du Cluny

The perfect shirt for going to an art museum.

Throughout the past week's visit, and on many past trips to Paris, I have been interested in the way that my fellow museum-goers reacted to the art and to the environment of museums. In the last few years, the popularity of selfies has affected many art spaces, to the extent that at times half the people in a crowd seem to have their backs to the famous paintings or sculptures. Also, people following a guide often seem to me to be paying less attention to the actual works of art than people alone.

This tall thin guide seemed perfect for explaining tall thin Gothic sculptures!

The famous Unicorn Tapestries in a special darkish room. Almost religious!

The Centre Pompidou: Museum of Modern Art

At the major museums there's always a line. When we arrived, the line at the Pompidou went all the way across the
plaza in front of the museum, and it continued to be a similar length whenever we looked down from the height of the building. The line at the Musée d'Orsay was much longer and slower.

You ride up the "naked mole rat" tubes to get to the exposition space.

The Musee d'Orsay

The expo on Picasso was fabulous and VERY crowded.

The Orangerie: Home of the giant Monet Water Lillies

The Louvre: Biggest selfie opportunity of all!

Sometimes it's hard to see the Mona Lisa behind the crowd. She's way back there! 

The Venus de Milo.

The name of this sculpture: "Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss." I wonder what the children were learning.