glenbow museum

Country_Wife

四月底我去甘宝博物馆(Glenbow),去看两个临时展,就要结束了:“卡尔加里制造:20世纪60年代,以及“这里没有路:表演者的亚伯达(Corb Lund’s Alberta)”。第一场展览着重于卡尔加里自20世纪60年代以来的艺术场景和艺术家们。我一直对这个主题很感兴趣,当发现这里还有一些我熟悉的来自卡尔加里的名字的艺术家的时候,我感觉这场展览也很引人注目,比如Katie Ohe和Harry Kiyooka(现在正一起努力工作以建立卡尔加里以西的Kiyooka Ohe艺术中心),以及Luke Lindoe。这是几个博物馆首次在卡尔加里做关于现代艺术历史的展览,紧接着在5月底就要有一个关于20世纪70年代的艺术展览。我希望能提到关于Bob Oldrich在博物馆外墙的壁画,以及James A. Houston的“北极光”,这是对博物馆的门厅和楼梯间的创新。“这里没有路”是个小型展览,但是我感觉这是一个真正的珍宝。它用了乡村歌手Corb Lund的音乐、歌词,以及家族历史作为一个镜头把人们引入亚伯达的历史,从而成为焦点。我一直都很喜欢Lund的作品,因为他歌词里常描绘亚伯达的历史。其中他的第一节,“五美元的钞票”,则以美国禁酒以及跨境走私的时代为背景。很多文物都是向Lund和他家族的人借的,而其他的则来自博物馆的大量收藏。有些部分是关于兽药(Lund的父亲是兽医)、赌博(一个曾叔父是专业的赌徒)、禁酒令、摩门教移民、油斑等很多。Lund的音乐作为背景音乐循环播放,不同歌曲的歌词被用作介绍每个区域的图像。这是很久以来我如此享受一个博物馆的展览。然后我又进入二楼的另一个画廊,让我很震惊!“甘宝博物馆的历史性的艺术品”真的很惊人。我早就知道甘宝博物馆有一些稀有的伟大的作品,如果有的话,也很少拿来展览。但是这里,在一个相对小的画廊里就有甘宝博物馆的历史性的艺术品。这里有我只从书上看到过的Cornelius Krieghoff和Paul Kane的作品。然后我看到Frances Anne Hopkins的著名的“雾中的独木舟”油画,真的太令人震惊了-它简直就是加拿大的圣像,而它现在,就在我的面前。如果你去甘宝博物馆,并且对加拿大艺术或者加拿大的历史有点儿兴趣的话,我强烈推荐,你千万不能错过这新的永恒。

Rocketleech

艺术与历史美妙结合的博物馆。二楼为加拿大艺术和特殊的佛教和印度教艺术展览。展出作品的大多数加拿大艺术家我从来都没有见过。三楼是专门的阿尔伯塔历史。能够追溯该省份历史的不错的展示。可以悠闲地参观上几个小时。位于市中心,靠近卡尔加里塔。

mainemountainbear

位于9号街东南的卡尔加里塔对面,这里是加拿大最大的博物馆之一。每次只要花14美元买一张成人票,我就可以把背包存在存包区。第一次来的时候我参观了查理拉塞尔的艺术展和为了庆祝卡尔加里牛仔节而举行的第一届卡尔加里牛仔节。原来在1912年这个小有名气的牛仔艺术家就已经在第一届牛仔节上展览自己的绘画作品。这次展览会包括他当时展览过的20部作品。作品中包括唯美的西方风景画,各种现实主义作品如第一民族成员,牧场主,牛仔,罪犯等。很值得一看,但是不允许拍照。我第二次去参观的时候,看到了展览“矿物世界的宝藏”(Treasures of the Mineral World)。这是一个关于加拿大和世界各地的美丽岩石和矿藏的永久展览,规模巨大,颜色绚丽,引人入胜。我参观过程中还看到过当地的老师在教学生们画这些水晶的素描。说到有趣的事情,这个博物馆真是无所不有!

NoelPrendiville

我们在那里面呆了大约两个半小时,仍然没有把所有的东西都看遍。在博物馆,展示了卡尔加里地区的历史,包括原住民的历史和生活方式、石油和天然气工业的发展,还将宝石/岩石/水晶的展示与艺术、摄影展览相结合,是非常非常不错的组合。在我们此次参观中,最精彩的部分是展示了一名叫福瑞德·赫索格的小伙子拍摄的照片,他从20世纪50年代起主要在温哥华专门从事街景拍摄。在这之前,从来没有听说他,但是这些照片真是太棒了。

alanc819

甘宝博物馆里收藏了许多特殊展品,也是亚伯特历史的仓库。与亚伯特的艺术团队一样,它资金严重不足,只能展示庞大资源中的一小部分。然而,这里确实已经竭尽全力,值得到访。

marki372

It is a large scale local museum with myriad of subjects and history of the region. To have a knowledge about the former days of western Canada, minerals, aboriginal communities and such, this may be a good opportunity to visit this museum. it is obviously good and beneficial for kids. It is located at the Calgary city center.

330sonya

Went to see Oh, Canada! exhibit and realized the exhibit is actually split over 4 galleries! The asian collections were interesting to me, as well as historical, but they are not very large collections. The visit was much shorter than we anticipated - you can go through the museum rather quickly.

xjs1990

The one and only thing about calgary I thought was terrible.We got in for free as it was family day but still wanted a refund.

HAS1981

I love this place! There are 4 floors of unique and incredible sights.I'd strongly recommend looking into the feature exhibit ahead of time though. On my most recent visit, the feature exhibit did not interest me at all, while prior exhibits definitely appealed to me much more.A fantastic place for both people of all ages!

kayceelaw

We went on Family Day which was a free event at the museum. There are 3 floors of exhibits, many with hands on projects for kids. We found the museum well laid out, the staff helpful and the exhibits very well done. For anyone who wants a history of southern Alberta, this is the place to go. As a former Calgarian, I was very impressed with the Mavericks exhibit and the pieces of history that the museum has saved. There is a wonderful aboriginal exhibit and the various art galleries are breathtaking. You do need a day here to soak it all in. We will go back on another quieter day. Even with admission, compared to other museums we have toured in Alberta, this ranks the best.

610klb

What an amazing Gallery/Museum. You could spend all day in the Museum. Great amount of Calgary history. Throughly enjoyed the Oh Canada Exhibition. Was very impressed & shocked at how reasonable it was to go in.

seanchandler067

Some very nice and well-laid out exhibits.Wife and I went on Family Day, when Chevron Canada sponsored free entry to the museum.Even over-run with kids, exhibits were easy to see and move around.You're definitely going to need some time to see everything though. We spent quite a lot of time on the second floor in the Asian sculpture exhibit, and ran out of time. Definitely going to go back.

JacyW76

You will want to spend at least the day here. So much history plus a huge rock and armor collection. The last time I was there they had an art collection, The gift shop sells some amazing stuff as well. The Museum is in the downtown core and easily accessible by the city transit.

sharonb238

The Glenbow is an exceedingly pleasing space and is not only a museum but also a first-rate art gallery with many interesting visiting shows. It also has a wonderful gift shop.

malcolms29

A beautiful peaceful place, good facilities for elderly and wonderful exhibits. I liked that it was easy to get around and plenty of places to sit and enjoy the exhibits.