Museums (part 1)

I list this as part 1 since I know that I will be going to many more museums this semester. But if I waited to write about them until I was all done, I wouldn't remember them all.

On Sunday, me and two of my friends spontaneously decided to go to El Museo de Esculture al Aire Libre. It is an outdoor sculpture museum. When we arrived, we realized that it only contains about a dozen sculptures. It is located under a bridge that crosses over El Paseo de la Castellana. The sculptures were modern, but very interesting. The one I liked the best was called The Mediterranean, but to me it looked like a type of crab. I probably thought that because it was bright red. This picture on the right is of the largest sculpture, a really interesting waterfall. The Mediterranean was in the center of the pool at the bottom, but I didn't get a picture.

Today, I went with three other friends to Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. It is a really large museum, and has times during the week it is free, including Monday nights from 6 to 8. So we got to see a lot of the museum for free! But its big, so we are going to have to go back to see the rest. There was a bizarre modern temporary exhibit that none of us really liked. However, in the larger, permanent exhibits we all found art we liked. There is a lot of Picasso's work, as well as a lot of war and post-war work. My favorite piece was El Retrato de Sonia Clamery, Condesa de Pradére. It was beautifully done, with interesting and eye-popping color. I also enjoyed the art of a couple of artists, but I had nothing to write with to record them. It was only when I got to this painting that I remembered I had my camera and took a picture of the name plate. I do remember that I liked the work of Juan Gris, among others. I really enjoyed it, and I can't wait to go back.