I'm back from holiday, having had a great web-free and email-free time in France. We fitted in a visit to the Musee des Beaux-Arts on Lyon. I recommend it to anyone who finds themselves with a couple of hours spare in Lyon. It has good Egyptology collection, the size of which surprised me. You can read a history of the collection, in French, here.
Not all the lighting was working, which was a shame, and means that some of my photographs were a bit wobbly. I'll post them in the coming weeks. Apart from the occasionaly failed lights the display of the objects was lovely. It is a bright open museum with a very modern edge to it, in spite of the fact that it is housed in a former 17th century convent, with good labels and display cabinets which make the most of the objects they show.
The Museum is in an immensely busy area of Lyon but the couryard of the museum is an absolute oasis of peace with gardens and a fountain, where local people were coming to eat their lunches and relax. Well worth a visit.
Not all the lighting was working, which was a shame, and means that some of my photographs were a bit wobbly. I'll post them in the coming weeks. Apart from the occasionaly failed lights the display of the objects was lovely. It is a bright open museum with a very modern edge to it, in spite of the fact that it is housed in a former 17th century convent, with good labels and display cabinets which make the most of the objects they show.
The Museum is in an immensely busy area of Lyon but the couryard of the museum is an absolute oasis of peace with gardens and a fountain, where local people were coming to eat their lunches and relax. Well worth a visit.
7 comments:
It's "Beaux-Arts". ;)
And so it is! Worrying - my French isn't that bad! Thanks whoever you are :-)
Would you be kind enough to confirm whether or not there were any items within the collection which are associated with Hatshepsut?
It would be really helpful to know for my blog Hatshepsut Project.
Kindest Regards,
Stuart
Hi Stuart
Sorry but I cannot recall off-hand. I haven't yet sorted through all my photos. But I photographed all the labels associated with the objects I snapped so I will be able to tell you if anything relates to Hatshepsut specifically when I have worked through them.
Thanks very much Andie. Very much appreciated,
Stuart :)
Hi Stuart
I've been through all my photos and there was certainly nothing in amongst the pictures that I took that related to Hapshetsut.
Sorry if that's bad news.
Andie
Thanks Andie,
I appreciate your efforts. Will you be posting some of the photos you have?
Thanks,
Stuart
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