Learning our lessons about rush hour traffic the day before, we had a more leisurely start to the day. Our first stop was the Winnipeg Legislative Building. There wasn’t a lot to see as the legislature was not in session but the building had some beautiful architecture and flowers were still in bloom in the gardens. Here are some photos:
From there we walked past the Canada Revenue Agency which is of obvious interest to my husband.
Lunch was at Thidia’s Authentic Thai Restaurant. The server was very knowledgeable about gluten free options and was very willing to look into dairy and egg free options as well. I had a rice roll with a very good peanut sauce and asked for no spice in my dish and it was made that way. My husband who loves Thai food enjoyed something a bit spicier and really enjoyed his food.
We left behind the camera in exchange for a notepad and pencil and headed to the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Their feature exhibit is Up Close Dalí. The exhibition included one of his most famous works of art, The persistence of memory. The painting below is courtesy of Lucid Practice.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Inuksuik 1989 by Canadian artist Manasie Akpaliapik (1989) – Inuksuits are landmarks made by natives to help navigating the woods and finding good hunting spots. The one below is in the shape of a person which I have since learned is not a traditional Inuksuits but an artists interpretation.
Bacchanalian Piece Sir Thomas Samwell and Friends by Philippe Mercier (1733) – I really liked this piece as it showed the casual and humorous side of people in this time period which is very different than typical paintings from this era which were very formal.
The Story by George Agnew Reid (Canadian Artist) – This painting captures a memory that we can all relate to across cultures and across time.
Merrymaking 1860 by Cornelius Krieghoff (Canadian Artist) – This is a painting I tried sketching out the basics which made me realize all the unique features of the image, a setting sun with changing clouds contrasting both the light sun and dark sky, the staircase from the second story balcony, horses pulling sleighs, and how each celebrated the freshly fallen snow.
Grey Day, Les Éboulement, by AY Jackson (Canadian artist) (1935)– I can’t find an image of this painting which is unfortunate because it was one of my favorites. The artist used curvy parallel lines to show movement of the snow, sky and landslide (les éboulement). The painting is of a house in a village west of Tadoussae on the north shore of the St. Lawrence.
The art museum had a lot of diversity in its collections and really was the perfect size to feel like you have seen a lot yet not so much your eyes have glazed over which can happen at bigger galleries.
We finished up at the art museum shortly after 1:30 p.m. and seeing that we had enough time we decided to head over to the Manitoba Museum and catch the 2:30 p.m. Planetarium show. With 40 minutes to kill before the show once we had purchased tickets we did a quick walk through of the Manitoba Museum which was really interested.
They have a full size shipping sailboat that you can walk on and through which is extremely impressive in size and grandeur. The ship is a replica of the Nonsuch, a 17th Century English ship. The replica was made about 40 years ago with tooling from the period and has sailed 14,000 kilometers before being “docked” at the museum. Here you will find some more information on the original and replica ships from the Manitoba Museum; you will see there are ties to Wisconsin.
The Museum seemed to have a lot of interactive exhibits and a great variety of things to see. If we had more time (and energy), we may have enjoyed spending a bit more time.
The planetarium show was very good (well, at least the parts I was awake for). After the full day we had, I really struggled to keep my eyes open once they turned the lights down.
After passing by the Giant Tiger many times in these days in Winnipeg, we decided we had to know what it was all about. Their logo had the statement "Your All Canadian Family Discount Store". It definitely was a discount store but I'm not sure any of it is made in Canada. We learned that they buy the inventory of companies going out of bankruptcy.
The rest of the evening we spent relaxing in our hotel room. I enjoyed a Canadian wine (Winnipeg Blue Bombers Cabernet/Merlot by Strew Inc. from Niagara on the Lake in Ontario).
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