Unfortunately, due to my being very sick, we did not have an opportunity to visit the Yale British Museum of Art. However, we are still on track with our plan to visit the MOMA in NYC on Sunday, and we are VERY excited! I just learned that director, Tim Burton (of the Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice (my favorite), and more) has an exhibition opening there on the same day!

Also, I found out that Van Gogh's "Starry Night," along with several of his other works, are on display as well. I am very excited about this as well. I've been drawn to Van Gogh since 3rd grade when our class created a large mural of "Sunflowers" and I wasn't sure if "Starry Night" was on tour, as it sometimes is.

I will post pictures, and a piece on our visit as soon as possible!! Have a great weekend everyone!

This is a comb from the Congo. This piece was interesting because of the tiny detail in the design. On top of the comb, is a mother with a small child resting on her back.

Me: "Wow, Ava come look at this."

Ava: "What is it??"

Me: "it's a comb! People would use it to brush their hair."

Ava: "no it's nooooot. People didn't use combs back then."

Since, after I get my bachelor's, I intend to go to law school, I found this piece very interesting. This was a piece that was owned by priests, who also played the role of Judge in their villages. Each time a plaintiff came to a priest with a problem, having had an injurious act commited against them, the priest would put a nail into the statue. This signified that the matter was being "tied down" and addressed.

Museum Experience

Good morning everyone. This weekend, my daughter (an aspiring artist, at 5 years old) and I went to the Yale University Museum of Art. I will post pictures later today and detailing our adventure, but I was very surprised at how captivated Ava was with the exhibits.

Many of the pieces I photographed she actually picked out. I took a cue from one of the assignments from my digital photography class last Mod, and decided to take a look at the art through a child's eyes. It definitely made the experience more interesting, as she pointed out more details than I would have picked up on my own.

She took a special interest in the first floor display of paintings (which we were not allowed to photograph), and more particularly, with a wall full of fuzzy photographs of a clown. I was unable to find info on the photographs, which I thought were a little creepy, but she seemed entranced by them.

Next weekend, we will visit the Yale Museum for British Art, also located in New Haven, as I've promised Ava we will visit Bangkok Gardens for lunch.

On November 22nd, we will visit the Museum of Modern Art (and the M&M Store) in New York.

Pictures to follow!!