Whenever I walk past the City Art Gallery at night, whether I can see the moon above or not, my vivid imagination takes me on a flight of fancy. Just as in Milan Trenc's book The Night at the Museum (set in New York's Museum of Natural History), I envisage a Manchester equivalent with some of our City Art Gallery's 25,000 exhibits coming to life: The old man in Valette's painting of Albert Square wanders the galleries hunched and smoking a cigarette, his barrow creaking. The Pre-Raphaelites wander dreamily down the staircases whilst GF Watts' Good Samaritan sits in the cafe succouring the needy. Time for my medication...
Interestingly, I just found this book in our laundry room library, but have not yet read it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome light in this picture and impressive columns!I would love visiting this art gallery!
ReplyDeleteLéia
oh this turned out nice!!
ReplyDeleteLove these columns. Nice shot Chrissy!
ReplyDeleteSuperbly composed with great light!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Art Gallery. I could see myself just sitting there writing love poems for lonely hearts (smile).
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful photo. I love it when people show some of the glorious buildings that we have here in the NORTH-WEST. (A Scouser praising a Mancunian how NICE can one get?)
ReplyDeleteAn inviting night view.
ReplyDeleteJoy - ABC Team
Gorgeous angle!
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Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
Lovely night view. Wouldn't it be interesting if the museum did come to life...
ReplyDeletevery NICELY lighted image
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Good image.
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful, and magical!
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No, no, don't stop! Go on with your vision: I was enjoying it...
ReplyDeleteThe medication can wait.