Saturday, April 19, 2014

Bidding Farewell To The Museum

Regarding the sculptures from yesterday, they are up on a shelf in the alcove. They're small, like a foot or so long on average, but I can tell you from the sculpture by a Northern artist my parents had, they're bound to be very heavy.

Above the main entrance of the Museum, the upper floor has this second sculpture by the artist Bill Reid. It's a plaster cast of a killer whale, and it's impressive to behold.




From up here, I give you one last view of the Grand Hall.


And from the promenade between the museum and the curatorial wing, I leave you with the view below to the frozen Ottawa River, and the Chateau Laurier and Parliament Hill on the far side.






28 comments:

  1. Great ending post to a fascinating museum, William. Your last photo reminds me of the flood warnings we have here in Quebec, as the water is rising pretty rapidly.

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  2. What a great view of the grand hall. You mean to say you still have all that snow----STILL??? It has been a great series. Thanks for the tour. MB

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  3. I really like the perspective for the second one.

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  4. A rather chilly looking conclusion. I think I would head back inside. :-)

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  5. We do not really know what a frozen river looks like, so I am amazed by the last picture even more than by the museum, whose building is also a fine piece of architecture...

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  6. That's quite an impressive sculpture.
    You're ending this series with a beautiful overview of the Grand Hall and a nice shot of the frozen Ottawa River.

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  7. What a neat place to visit and spend some time. These are amazing!

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  8. Linda: the water is high on the Ottawa and Rideau rivers as well. I was downtown yesterday and took in the Ottawa river for awhile.

    MB: oh no these were all February shots.

    Murcia: so do I.

    Revrunner: so would others!

    VP: I should get pictures of the river in its current state.

    Jan: thanks!

    Birdman: thank you!

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  9. The Grand Hall is very grand indeed!

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  10. Just couldn't resist adding a snow shot, I see!

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  11. that sculpture is so neat! really love the style!

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  12. I'm very impressed by the size of this museum.

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  13. I shall miss wandering through that superb place.

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  14. i've enjoyed my tour...now where are we heading?!

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  15. @Luis: you're welcome!

    @EG: it fits the bill perfectly.

    @Norma: well, of course!

    @Tex: so do I. Reid did outstanding work in his lifetime.

    @Sharon: it's such a big place, and a pleasure to wander through.

    @Mari: I'll be back here from time to time.

    @Tanya: let's just say that May will involve a whole lot of flowers.

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  16. Hi William, just been catching up on missed posts while I was away.. have enjoyed exploring the Museum with you, loved the 'spirit of Haida Gwaii' post very much. Is it really still snowing over there? There's something very wrong with that :)

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  17. Oh no. I was dreading leaving... Bill Reid's art is magnificent.

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  18. This is really a wonderful place. If I ever get to Ottawa, I will gave yo visit. Those sculpture are really impressive, William.

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  19. That's an eye catching sculpture.

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  20. I really do want to visit this place! One day I'll get up your way!

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  21. That is truly a marvelous sculpture of the killer whale! I hope the river is starting to thaw out at least by now.

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  22. Amazing sculpture of Bill Reid's Orca. Thank you for sharing your visit to the museum William, I have thoroughly enjoyed your posts, it's quite a place. Still a lot of snow up there. Is this unusual or just the way it is that far north?

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  23. Great shots! I really enjoyed this tour with you.

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  24. @Grace: we did have snow a few days ago, and it's been cool, but most of the snow has finally melted off. The river looks quite different now.

    @Ciel: I'll be back in this museum sometime! I love it too much to leave it forever.

    @Barbara: thank you!

    @Marleen: and it's quite well situated too.

    @RedPat: he certainly was.

    @Cheryl: you'd be welcome.

    @Lois: it's open, for the most part. There's still some ice here and there, I saw yesterday. I should take shots of it while it's at its high water point.

    @Denise: we do tend to keep our snow for quite awhile beyond other areas to the south, but at this point, the snow's mostly just confined to shady areas. We can still get snowfalls, but nothing too major.

    @Linda: thanks!

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  25. Wow, wow, wow! That's a gorgeous killer whale. Bill Reid is quite a sculptor. I hope you'll put this place on your "no brainer" list for things to post when you don't have any other inspiration! It's a real treat!

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