Unusual Museum: Art, Crafts, History...wth a Western Focus
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West的点评
点评:I wasn’t sure about the Western Spirit museum in Scottsdale’s downtown. It was rather expensive as museums go, but am glad I did visit. It is part art museum, part craft museum, and part historical museum. It is best to get there before the top of the hour and start with the short film (usually at 10, 11, 12, 1, and 2) then join the guided tour that follows the film. Each tour is different: if you take the 10:20 am tour, it gives you a short break and then you can take the 11:20 am tour which will be different.
The docents are excellent and I learned a lot that I would have missed viewing the museum on my own. The exhibit of film posters chronicling the evolution of the Western film after the social consciousness of the late 1960s was particularly illuminating. The website should detail which tours are when, and the museum’s hours during the year. On a hot day, you can park underground and take the elevator up to street level. There is also street level parking.
If you take some guided tours, allow about 3 hours, but you could spend more time if you prefer more leisurely viewing. You are allowed to exit the museum and come back after lunch or a break.
翻译:对于斯科茨代尔市中心的西部精神博物馆,我原本心里没底。相较于其他博物馆而言,它的门票价格算是相当昂贵的,但我很高兴自己最终还是去参观了。它兼具艺术博物馆、工艺品博物馆以及历史博物馆的功能。最好是在整点之前抵达,先观看简短的电影(通常在10点、11点、12点、1点和2点放映),然后再参加紧随其后的导览游。每次导览的内容都各不相同:如果你参加上午10点20分的导览的话……这样可以让你稍作休息,然后还能参加11点20分的参观行程,那次的内容也会有所不同。
讲解员们非常出色,我从中学到了很多独自参观时可能错过的知识。其中,那些记录着20世纪60年代末社会意识觉醒之后西方电影发展历程的电影海报展览尤其发人深省。网站上应该详细说明各项参观行程的时间安排以及博物馆全年的开放时间。在炎热的日子里,您可以将车停在地下停车场,然后乘电梯到达地面。地面层也有停车场。
如果您参加导览游览,建议预留大约3小时的时间;不过如果您想慢慢参观,也可以花更长时间。您可以在午餐或休息后离开博物馆,之后再重新进入。