The Tate Britain

[osprey_archer]

Hello again! I have had a most splendid day, and as the hostel computers are for once not jammed, I am going to tell you all about it

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[asakiyume]

Hahaha, more museums ought to do that: put all the popular things that they think people want to see in one room, and then have the other rooms less crowded.

…. though, yeah, I know: that wouldn't do justice to those artworks, some of which are actually nice and don't deserve jumble-sale treatment.

And wow, Ripping Yarns sounds like the perfect bookstore for you, and yet I can easily imagine how you'd end up overwhelmed by the choices. Maybe you'll go back?

[osprey_archer]

Yes, I think it would work best in a mid-size museum. A really huge and popular museum would just end up crushing tons of people into one room so no one could enjoy anything.

I may! Today is my last day in England, so I'll have to decide sharpish. But it is close to a nice park, so that would be fun.

[entwashian]

Christina was definitely the superior Rossetti sibling.

[osprey_archer]

And unlike Dante Gabriel, you don't have to go to a museum to see her stuff! You can carry her poems around in a pocket.

[entwashian]

True! :D

[goldenusagi]

Is Tate Modern the museum with The Lady of Shalott? That painting is gorgeous in person.

[osprey_archer]

Yes! It is gorgeous and HUGE. The really big paintings are always somewhat startling to see in person, because they're so much bigger than I imagined.

[20hrsinamerica]

Sounds lovely!