Personal Professional Development

Personal Professional Development

London: Visiting the UCAS Fair, The Tate Modern, The V&A, and The National History museum.

15/11/15

The trip to London was so that we could go to the HE fair, which is where all universities gather to promote and persuade. After this we went to various different museums, including the Tate Modern, The National History, The Victoria and Albert, and the National Science Museum, which I didn't get around to seeing. 

The UCAS Fair

The UCAS fair was extremely crowded and was lot different to what I expected. The building it was in was huge, as was the actual hall that the fair was placed in. It was especially crowded, and was very easy to loose the group you were walking around in, however it served it's purpose, as I learn a lot. 

The course that I was mainly asking around for was rather sparse, which I hadn't been expecting, however I did get a lot of information from other colleges that were highly beneficial, as well as a lot of free goodies. 

The Tate Modern

Out of all places I visited, this was my least favourite. I am not overly keen on the Tate for a start, since I am not drawn to modern art, but after visiting this particular tate gallery, my opinion changed even more from dislike to hatred for what is displayed as 'art'. I loved a lot of the pieces of artwork within the gallery, however, some pieces struck a chord with me.

It was this piece especially that I found to be annoying, and to me, offensive, since I cannot consider painting something one block colour art,

However, it was an especially boring exhibit, I feel, as there wasn't much that really grabbed my attention, aside from the mn outside that was creting bubbles and the spectacular view from one of the many floors the gallery had.

The National History Museum

Once again, this museum wasn't my favourite, but that is only because what it contained was not to my interests. It was enjoyable walking through and seeing huge models hanging from the ceiling, however, after a while. walking around the maze like museum just became boring. The actual building I found more interesting and spectacular.

The Victoria and Albert Museum

Definitely my favorite place out of all of the museums I visited. The place was awe inspiring and each room was more breathtaking than the last. My favorite rooms were definitely those that contained the huge casts, however it was closely followed by one of the first rooms which was full of statues, and then the numerous rooms that followed with different artifacts from different continents from across the globe. 

Overall it was a brilliant day, and considering it was my first time in London, I definitale want to go back so that I may look around more of the V&A and also look around the National Science museum, which I didn't see because I was out of time. But I would also like to look around the actual city properly, rather than sight-seeing out of a cramped couch window.