OK. Imagine you're an Aussie. Canberra isn't the most exciting place on earth. In fact, you probably can't think of a single good reason to visit...not one.
BUT. If you bring over some of the world's best post-Impressionist paintings from Musee D'Orsay in Paris for an exhibition at The National Gallery of Australia - well, godammit you've got a road-block on your hands.
Aussie's are driving for hours from across New South Wales and beyond to visit. And at the weekend are queueing for 3 hours to get a first hand glimpse of a Van Gogh, Cezanne or maybe a Gauguin.
Gallery director Ron Radford said to the press: "We're not used to these huge crowds. No one in Australia is."
Love it. The ability for art to inspire and refresh is incredible. Doesn't it make you realise how lucky us Londoners are.
Found via Sydney Herald and my sis.
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