tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927232314996425607.post1198754473397627769..comments2023-10-26T03:39:23.813-07:00Comments on life or books?: What I did on the weekend - a visit to the National Gallery of AustraliaPenthehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11200896933898936176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927232314996425607.post-59188957012838218212010-10-18T17:00:08.419-07:002010-10-18T17:00:08.419-07:00Thank goodness they did something about the NGA...Thank goodness they did something about the NGA's entrance - entering a museum should never feel like entering a rather unfriendly, unremarkable office block. All those marvellous works in the collection deserve better. There is no reason why an impressive 'approach' cannot be wheel-friendly and children like a sense of occasion as much as anyone else! Both QAG and GoMA have good threshold moments. NGV not so much.GMT+10https://www.blogger.com/profile/13531838438495856014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927232314996425607.post-30679354349220199152010-10-18T04:28:06.461-07:002010-10-18T04:28:06.461-07:00Doesn't sound like a good place for myself and...Doesn't sound like a good place for myself and the tribe. My boys love the ramps at the QAG. Plenty of room to run up and down them and when they scream at the top of their voice - it echoes.Jacquihttp://www.terriblepalsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927232314996425607.post-28084502851423983622010-10-18T03:32:35.349-07:002010-10-18T03:32:35.349-07:00I took the Aged Poet to the new bits a couple of w...I took the Aged Poet to the new bits a couple of weeks ago and it was actually fun, not the usual slog. I have a couple of comments re. wheelchairs & the NGA: once you are on the 20th century Australian floor, there is a dead end which forces you to backtrack all the way around, which is a pain in the pushing person's back. <br />Also, if you are in a wheelchair, or short like a child, much of the glass-framed work (like the whole Ned Kelly room) suffers from spotlight glare at that height. Which would kill the joy for little tuckers, methinks.<br /><br />But on average, it's a big improvement, isn't it? The Indigenous galleries are spectacular.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927232314996425607.post-74728480794721896502010-10-17T04:18:46.748-07:002010-10-17T04:18:46.748-07:00My impression of the (old) National Gallery was th...My impression of the (old) National Gallery was that it looked like backstage at a football stadium, you know, the echoing, dark concrete chambers underneath the rafters - it would be a pleasant a surprise if they've improved the lighting and accessibility a bit.HannesBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497363352396501100noreply@blogger.com