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Barber Art Institute - visit

These photos are from my trip to the Barber Art Institute of fine arts in Birmingham. In my opinion it was like no other gallery I've been to. It was packed full of outstanding artwork as it was such a small gallery. This is an advantage, however, as it gave the museum more of an atmosphere which was very uplifting and inspiring. I found all of the paintings there very realistic, all with a great message to pass on. The artworks were inspiring and amazingly well painted, some, melodramatic almost and they offered a glimpse into the past of art and how it was like to paint hundreds of years ago. Altogether I found the gallery to be a great experience and I would explore it in more detail, if I were to go again, which I probably will.






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