Treasures

We (me, Helen and sister Dorothy) met at the Art Gallery Cafe this morning before going to see the Treasures from Australian Libraries exhibition at the Museum.

There was a huge truck backed up to the door of the Art Gallery and they were unloading lots of anonymous crates in various sizes. The area was cordoned off and there was a policeman on duty. Obviously these were the pieces for the Treasures from the Louvre exhibition which opens on the 21st.

The exhibition at the Museum was well worth the visit. However, we all found the low light levels tiring. They were a necessary evil to protect the pieces. The exhibition was crowded and there was some pressure to keep moving along. I am sure I missed quite a bit for both those reasons. There was a huge amount to see.

We went to the Alexander Library after the Museum to look at their own exhibition. We found it more user friendly, with fewer exhibits and more light. There was some great stuff on display there too. I particularly liked a collage by Shaun Tan which was used as the frontispiece for his book The Red Tree.