Today is the International Museum Day. Claps to those who came up with an idea of making this 'day' which is a perfect excuse for free excesses to museums. Today, from 5 pm on, the entrance to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is free of charge. Full of excitement, I head to the museum once my shift finishes.
Here are some of the pieces that left strong impressions on me.
1. Israeli art section
Below are the self portraits of some Israeli painters. Pretty dark and grim, aren't they?
1. Israeli art section
Below are the self portraits of some Israeli painters. Pretty dark and grim, aren't they?
2. Photography works by Robert Capa (1913–1954) -- a war photographer, a Hungary-born Jewish.
Watching fireworks during the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of the city.
USSR. Moscow. 1947.
Compared to the Jewish artists' self-portraits, this portrait of an Arab man seems to have brighter colors and a more romantic air. These paintings are all from the early 20th century.
Near Waterloo Road, an area which was heavily bombed during the Blitz.
Great Britain. London. 1941.
Where the Jewish ghetto used to be.
Poland. Warsaw. 1948.
I should come again. There are still a lot of artworks I have yet to see.