Museum of Modern Art (Oxford)

Advantages: Great for viewing modern art.
Disadvantages: Some of the curates are a bit sandoffish and not nice to talk to.

...The Museum of Morden Art is great for a visit, but wear comfortable shoes and be prepared for the wired as well as wonderful. I visited this museum on a recent trip to New York and found the art works facinating. The ground floor houses the more main stream works by people like Monet, Picasso and the like As you pass though the five upper floors the art work becomes more detached and post-modern. The museum houses permenant and touring pieces of art, from paintings to scupture, photographs to computer displays. It caters for all tastes in modern art. The artists are too numerous to mention as are the pieces. Needless to say art is everywhere to be seen. The lower levels house the cinema, a theatre, self service cafe and small shop. The second floor houses a shop and a formal resturant. This is a roomy museum and caters well... Read review

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Advantages: something to do on a bored Saturday
Disadvantages: not that entertaining

...Am I the only one these days that thinks Modern Art has gotten completely out of hand? Whereas I used to get thrills from the prospect of visiting various “hipper” museums a few years ago, now I just shudder at the thought of being faced with unimaginative, and let’s just say it, perfectly ordinary things. I was flipping through the Evening Standard’s Metro Life magazine tonight, and was almost appalled at what caught my attention in the Art section. There is one solitary picture of, no exaggeration, a ball of packing tape. Yup. That about sums it up. Sure, this ball was roughly the size of a small room, but with the piece entitled ‘Boulder’, it hardly stirred up overwhelming appreciation. Hephzibah Anderson of Metro Life wrote, “The Jerwood Platform provides artists with a survey at pivotal moments in their career…Highlights here... Read review

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Advantages: WARNING- LONG REVIEW. Loads to see and do for adults and kids.
Disadvantages: WARNING LONG REVIEW. Poor disabled facilites and cafe.

...My other half has been on holiday this week, combine that with our 4th anniversary, Mothers day and an in-service day at my sons school it was the perfect opportunity for some good old family fun, among the day trips we took was a visit to Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery. It's a great attraction for us living in Bristol and with free entry it's perfect for our ever expanding family as it doesn't break the bank. Getting to the museum is simple enough for us, as we're local, but the parking is a real problem, being situated in the middle of busy Queens Road, at the top of Park Street, in Clifton, it is near impossible to find a space nearby and we always park in the Frogmore street NCP and walk the 5 minute trip up the road, past the university buildings and into the museum. Bristol City Museum & Art gallery is set in a beautiful baroque... Read review

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