...so we spent an entire day doing just that...
...This is a new museum that we had not seen before - lots of fun there...
...Hillsborough St. was a mess of construction - but here's a wonky picture of the N.C. State belltower...
...Next on to the Museum of Art - Karen and I spent hours and hours here when I was teaching in Raleigh - it was about equidistant from our two apartments - and they had a little cafe where we could have tea...
...somewhat sadly - that little building has been completely replaced by these three sort of art warehouses - very bright and light inside - so nice for viewing...
...did you notice that dead tree - not a tree at all - but a sculture made of metal...
...Once inside - I head for my favorites...
...these were part of the old museum collection - so they're like old friends...
...I love this tombstone (Father Mother and Son) - it was actually one of the pictures in the Latin book I taught from...amazing that it's right here in North Carolina now...
...then on to some oils (Karen's favorites) - there was quite the discussion going on about the lace on the bishop's frock...
...There are no ropes and you can get quite close - it really looks like - well - lace - you just want to reach out and touch it because it looks so real (of course you don't)...
...a pretty Madonna and Child...
...I love the icons - there was an icon painting class when we lived in SC - that I really wanted to attend - but the price was not within our budget...they had a showing of the icons the students created and they were awesome!
...then - Da Ta Da Daaa - my favorite piece of the day - this pixelated upside down Mona Lisa...
...Can you guess what she's made of? - THREAD! - amazing...
...Scout had fun with the little glass orb that smooths the image and turns it right side up...
...so much fun...
...have I mentioned that I love museums...
...next - we walked around the gardens - pretty reflecting pools were alongside the buildings and you could see them through the filmy white light filtering curtains...
...Scout wanted to climb this odd sculpture - of course we didn't...
...and did I also mention that it was HOT in Raleigh...
I love love museum gardens! They are always the best!!
ReplyDeleteAt 102 degrees it makes sense to escape to an air conditioned museum! The Mona Lisa display is awesome.
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