On day four, we went to the Tate Britain and to the Imperial War Museum. It was difficult because I was sick, but I decided I wanted to stick it out and see the museums for the day.
At Tate Britain, the Eadweard Muybridge exhibition was wonderful. I love how the artist dissected the movements of people and animals, and then put them together to make moving pictures. His creations were not only incredibly creative, but they were also scientific breakthroughs in science with photography and motion pictures.
My favorite piece at the Tate Britain was a painting of an actress playing Lady Macbeth during one of her monologues. Her expression was riveting and I couldn't tear my eyes away from her. Macbeth is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, and I love Lady Macbeth's scenes and monologues. The painting was gorgeous.
After spending the morning and early afternoon at the Tate Britain, we went to the Imperial War Museum. It was a great museum. It had tons of interactive exhibits, and a ton of objects. The three exhibits I saw were the submarine exhibit, the Secret War, and the Holocaust exhibit.
The submarine exhibit was really interesting. It had a ton of interactive aspects to it, and I really loved how I could crawl onto a replica of a bunk that would have been present in the submarines. It barely fit me, and I can't imagine how it could fit a full grown man. The Secret War was great too. It showed the reality of spies and it was very interesting.
The highlight of the museum was the Holocaust exhibit. It had tons of information, videos, and it even had a miniature replica of Auschwitz, the concentration and extermination camp. I had seen a few Holocaust exhibits before this one, and some movies, but this seemed so different. It not only talked about the history of what happened, but it also explored more analytical ways of looking at the Holocaust. It made the visitor think about how it could have happened, not what happened.
Journal Question: Describe in detail one object you have seen today as though you were explaining it to a person who cannot see.
Its a large rectangular painting. The woman is pale, and beautiful, yet desperate. She is standing, her hands thrust into the air holding a large gold crown above her head, looking forward but slightly up. She is wearing an ornate green dress, that looks Celtic like in design. It is adorned with gold. Her skin is pale, almost white and it contrasts so well with her hair, which is a deep red. Her hair is in two long braids that fall past her knees.
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