It was an autumn
morning, and I was wondering myself how could spend my short free time before
coming back to my city.
It was raining all
night, but at dawn the clouds were slowly vanishing.
I checked my tablette and I found a short but determinant e-mail :
¨Try the Tate
Modern" -someone wrote me-. I thought about it some seconds and I finally
decided to go there.
The Museum was on
the other side of the city from where I was, but I found it very
easly.
It's located on
the banks of the Thames river, and the gardeners were planting trees in front
of the building when I arrived. I was also very happy when I saw a great
signboard that said : free admission.
Yes, the admission
to Tate Modern is also free except for special exhibitions.
This Museum was at
the biginning of a power station which was converted into a gallery by two
Swiss architects Herzog & De Meuron.
In addition to the
extensive and varied contemporary art exhibitions that can be admired, I
specially liked the stunning turbine hall, 35 metres high and 152 metres long.
The turbine is a
dramatic entrance and display area (when I visited it some dancers were
training for an exhibition of contemporary dance), and the old boiler
house and the redundant oil tanks became the galleries.
Finally, when I
was taking my tea, and enjoying one of the best views in London on the
level 3, my Iphone rang :
Someone wanted to meet me in order to know more details about my short stories :
Niebla de Oriente.
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