Imperial War museum-London

I visited the Imperial War Museum not long ago and it was such a unforgettable day. It was fascinating to learn about the World War and to see many aspects from it.

The museum holds a series of exhibitions to commemorate the experiences of those who lived, fought and died during the Wars. This experience is for all ages, and there is so much to see that you need a full day to properly appreciate it. The Museum is inspiring as it takes you through a journey which tells you everything you need to know about the Wars. This Museum is well worth a visit.

Madame Tussauds

I went to Madame Tussauds recently and had such a amazing time. Not only was it fun posing for photos with all the stars but it was amazing to experience how real the wax made celebrities looked. The attention to detail was breathtaking, and even up close the wax models still looked convincing. This was inspirational as it shows how talented some people are in terms of design and how different materials can create various effects. The wax for example looks great to replica the skin on humans.

Another part of the Museum which is great is in the planetarium. This part was great as its a animated show about these cartoon characters in space. Its good fun and the graphics are great, the only downfall is the neck ache from looking up at the ceiling to view the show.

Florence, Galleria dell'Accademia Museum

Any visitor going to Florence Italy, must visit the Galleria dell'Accademia museum, a place which houses many wonderful works or art and sculpture, most notably Michelangelo's, Davids statue which is hugely inspirational. What was so memorable was the size of this statue, it was huge and the detail was sensational. When i was there, the look on the peoples faces emphasized how truly amazing this statue was. Its hard to believe how one human being could create such a huge impacting statue out of a piece of marble.

Saatchi gallery

A museum that i have been to is the Saatchi gallery. The Saatchi gallery in London is for contemporary art pieces. When i visited the Gallery i honestly did not know what to make of it. Some of the pieces were extremely disturbing in particular a piece by Berlinde de Bruyckere, who used taxidermy. He created the body of a horse posed on a table. I remember walking into the room, and was able to smell the horse hair. The piece made an impact on me however not in a good way, i felt uncomfortable looking at the piece, due to the visible heavy stitching used to sow up the horse and the way that the horse had been positioned. Another piece which i did see, and which has had varied different opinions over, is 'My Bed' by Tracy Emin. It was an ok piece but it didn't blow my mind. 

It must be said that the Saatchi gallery is worth a visit because it can inspire you because there is such a broad range of contemporary art going through the doors, and their is guaranteed to be something their for everyone. It is definitely worth a visit.

Tate Modern

I love visiting London Art museums. One Museum which i have visited recently is the Tate Modern museum. The Tate modern is Britain's national museum of modern art. An exhibition which i wanted to see was the 'Street Art' exhibition. I wanted to see it because i am intrigued by street art and the whole debate whether it is art or vandalism. I personally think it is a form of art that is created by talented artists. 

The street art exhibition made a huge impact on me, immediately while i was even crossing the bridge over to the museum. There were 6 huge 15 metre tall pieces of street art on display on the outer walls of the gallery. This was extraordinary to see as graffiti is not normally shown in this manner. The six pieces of work were work created by six internationally acclaimed artists, Blu, Faile, Sixeart, JR, Nunca and Os Gemeos.

What i really admired about the exhibition is that this is the start of the transformation of trying to change attitudes of the people, to encourage people to realize that a lot of Graffiti artists are only trying to express their identities and voice over a building (art canvas to them), which the building has itself failed to do so.