Wednesday, August 15, 2018

British museums

Three hours after flying out from Iceland, my wife and I landed in London.  This is not the first time we are in London, and we decided that we would just take it easy here.  In the past 2 days, we have been to Tate Modern Gallery, National Gallery and British Museum.  All of them offer free admission, with so much to see.

Van Gogh.


Picasso.

Dali.


Rembrandt.


Andy Warhol.


Gustav Klutsis.  He was a artist in the Soviet Union.  In a poster made in 1931, he showed members of Stalin’s politburo leading the world’s workers in a procession.  By 1939, two of the politburo members were executed, one was assassinated and another committed suicide.  Klutsis himself was arrested and executed by Stalin’s orders in 1938.  


And so much, all for free.  

My wife said this is “大國風範”.  Which other countries offer admission to their best museums and galleries for free?  




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