hamburger kunsthalle
my main reason for visiting hamburg was the hamburg kunsthalle. the museum had 24 paintings on the masterful list of 1001 paintings! pretty impressive! that number puts it as the #6 museum on my list for quantity behind the likes of the louvre, uffizi, and natinoal gallery. obviously, that made the museum a must visit on my trip!
the museum has a slightly awkward layout since it has two main entrances, which were not connected (from what i could find) on the first floor, just the second floor. the second floor was very well laid out and easy to navigate. some of the rooms had the corresponding number on the door frame, which was helpful. i wish all of them had it. i am not 100% sure i saw it all, mostly unsure about paintings on the first floor.
the collection was pretty fantastic. it was about a medium sized museum and was manageable in an afternoon. the paintings are grouped into large categories according to style. only one room had descriptions of the art, which were translated to english as well. all the rest were just plain, name, artist, and donor. i wish they had provided the audio guide for free given the lack of descriptions.
overall, definitely a stop for those wanting to see 18-1900s paintings. a very high caliber collection. the "B+" refers primarily to the lack of descriptions and difficulty of navigating the first floor of the museum.
times in museum: 1.5 hrs
times visited: 1
overall: B+
the museum has a slightly awkward layout since it has two main entrances, which were not connected (from what i could find) on the first floor, just the second floor. the second floor was very well laid out and easy to navigate. some of the rooms had the corresponding number on the door frame, which was helpful. i wish all of them had it. i am not 100% sure i saw it all, mostly unsure about paintings on the first floor.
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| i loved these little creatures in the corner of a painting |
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| this landscape was beautiful |
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| this is a painting that my strategy professor showed us -- this is an mba student venturing out into the wide wide world |
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| degas |
the collection was pretty fantastic. it was about a medium sized museum and was manageable in an afternoon. the paintings are grouped into large categories according to style. only one room had descriptions of the art, which were translated to english as well. all the rest were just plain, name, artist, and donor. i wish they had provided the audio guide for free given the lack of descriptions.
overall, definitely a stop for those wanting to see 18-1900s paintings. a very high caliber collection. the "B+" refers primarily to the lack of descriptions and difficulty of navigating the first floor of the museum.
times in museum: 1.5 hrs
times visited: 1
overall: B+
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