Musee des Beaux Arts - Angers

This past weekend Liz and I went to the Musee des Beaux Arts Angers. Much to our surprise and excitement we found out that the museums in Angers are free to students. How cool! So we spend several hours walking around and getting terribly lost in the art museum. Unfortunatly their signage is a bit lacking and consequently we never made it to the 3rd and 4th floors. But there is always next time ... All in all the museum was really neat. The permenant exhibit began with artifacts recovered from excavations in and around the main city of Angers. There were also artifacts from the chateau and the royal family that used to reside there. The remainder of the permanent exhibit was dedicated to various artists and time periods, including the modern one.

The temprary exhibit consisted of the busts and a few scultures done by the artist Auguste Rodin. He is a favorite sculpter of mine, and I hope to see the rest of his work someday. For now I was able to see some of his unfinished work, various busts, and some practice pieces.

This is one of the main galleries that houses the largest paintings in the museum. The interesting thing about this picture however is not the art on the walls. If you notice, next to Elizabeth on the wall is a flat screen TV. On the TV you may be able to vaguely see the woman. When I first saw this I though wow that is a really lifelike sculpture - then she moved! Yeah I was freaked out too. It turns out it is a black and white video recording of a woman who stands in different poses in this room. It was a little abstract/weird for me.

These next several painting are done by a modern artist named Isabelle Levenez. I might not understand them, but they are definitely interesting.

This region is famous for its apples and pears. This exhibit commemorates the long and ancient history of those fruits in the region.

If you notice, this painting has a curtain next to it. The painting is only uncovered for a couple months each year, as a tribute to the artist that the painting is of. For the rest of the year it is hid behind a curtain.

These are some of Auguste Rodin's busts.

This one is fairly famous and is entitled "Man with a broken nose"

This is one of Rodin's unfinished sculptures

This is a painting of the french artist Auguste Rodin