A NEW MUSEUM OPENS ITS DOORS
My intention had been the Bozar to see the Zubaran. Once again not my period, but the lighting in his paintings fascinates me. We had conferences on him at the Ecole du Louvre, so this was « instruction » more than straight out pleasure. Leaving the ING, I was so cold that as another museum I enjoy was closer, there I knew there would be a hot soup to swallow. On my way over there - five minutes from the ING, there was a big poster over the Museum of Fine arts I noticed as I ran up the stairs as fast I could - « New Museum opens its doors »……now that was interesting. By the time I had gulped down a huge bowl of indescribable soup which made me feel a little warmer, even if I didn’t know what I was drinking - I went off to look at the modern art section which I always enjoy and was told that the new museum had replaced it. So no Zubaran for me that day. The entrance hall The entrance to the New Museum was very familiar and I also knew that I had ...