Magical Museums Part 1

In December we were lucky enough to get into the City twice (of course I mean New York City) . We visited the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here’s a peek at our AMNH visit.

The Butterfly Hothouse at the AMNH was amazing and hot - during our December 3rd visit. There were tons of beauty flying all around us!

My son snapped this - I admire his take on the Bison.

The only diorama light as if it were night - its extremely impactful and a favorite. So freakin’ real!

You all know I have a thing for Cats!

I could have stood there all afternoon by the Whale and taken photo after photo…

The American Museum of Natural History opened in 1869.

If we’re in the city - we’re with my sister. Here they are - before our taxi ride back to the Ferry.

Next week I’ll share our December 27th trip by the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Til next time!

metropolitan museum of art 2.20.2018 (part 2)

two weeks ago we visited one of the best places on earth the Metropolitan Museum of Art we had a list of exhibitions to view but, the top not to be missed was the David Hockney. 

  so after a yummy lunch at the Petrie Court Cafe we took in the retrospective of his life's work.

A Bigger Splash, 1967.

this painting was the exhibition cover image.

The Third Love Painting, 1960

Liam was taken with this work - what he thought was a robot really spoke to his 6 year old self.

Pool and Steps, Le Nid du Duc, 1971

Savings and Loan Building, 1967

A Lawn Being Sprinkled, 1967.

Medical Building, 1967

Contre-Jour in the French Style-Against the day Dans Le Style-Francais, 1974.

Nichols Canyon, 1980

The Road Across the Wolds, 1997

The Road to Thwing, 2006

the piece is made up of 6 panels. Liam really enjoyed the colors.

Elderberry Blossoms, Kilham, 2008

Hawthorne Blossom near Rudston, 2008

i circled back to this installation three times.

i could have stood there for hours watching the images morph into new - as they traced his drawing process from piece to piece.

the images were amazing... and it led my son to inquire -

" could i do that on my iPad?"

i hope you will follow the link and look at more of Mr. Hockney's works.

i'm blessed to live close to NYC and be able to visit the Met anytime - I know there are museums everywhere - find one and treat yourself!

here's a list with links for some museums in New Jersey.

• Cape May Lighthouse

• Craftsman Farms

• Thomas Edison Home and Laboratory

• Grounds for Sculpture

• Grover Cleveland Birthplace

• Heritage Glass Museum

• Hoboken Historical Museum

• Montclair Art Museum

• Morris Museum

• Newark Museum

• Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center

til next time.