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Tag Archives: #museum
Witness
This is the Old Appomattox Court House at Appomattox Court House. (Yes, Appomattox Court House is the full name of the village, named after, well, the courthouse.) The entire town has been reconstructed as it looked when the Civil War … Continue reading
Constitution
Visited the National Constitution Center which is an entire museum devoted to the Constitution of the United States. Dealing, first, with the hard-hitting questions like “what’s the deal with using ‘f’ instead of ‘s’?”I found this room of life-sized Constitutional … Continue reading
Thinker
Visited Philadelphia’s Rodin Museum. From DreamWorks, I learned that young artists often struggle with drawing hands well. It didn’t surprise me to see Rodin experimenting with their representation on a large scale.There was a distinct emphasis in eroticism that I … Continue reading
Masterpieces
Visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art which has one of the greatest collections in the world. I didn’t know this Claude Monet piece of pine trees at sunset, but I found it mesmerizing.This Cubist masterpiece by Lyonel Feininger reminded me, … Continue reading
Crack
I was profoundly disappointed by the Liberty Bell. I couldn’t help but obsess about the failed promises & hypocrisy that it represents. What better metaphor for our country than a giant crack in the Liberty Bell?
Sweet
I visited The Hershey Story at the corner of, ahem, Chocolate Ave. and Cocoa Ave. (Man, this whole town is on-brand.) After the museum, I had this awesome S’mores Sundae at the cafe. Hershey’s chocolate ice cream, marshmallow sauce, Graham cracker … Continue reading
Divided
I spent quite a bit of time at the Gettysburg Visitor’s Center. There was a widescreen film with an overview of the battle (with voice over by Morgan Freeman, naturally) and then a very strange 360 degree panoramic painting brought … Continue reading
Ike
Visited the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas. The grounds include his childhood home which is so tiny it looks like a backyard play house. The collection of weapons reminded me of the Museum of Public Security in Shanghai. How … Continue reading
Texture
I’m pleasantly surprised by how much more texture Kansas seems to have over, say, the landscapes of Nebraska.
Attention
Not far down the street from Camp Washington Chili is the American Sign Museum.The parking lot was a veritable graveyard of signage.I kept thinking of Lisa Simpson & Paul Anka’s “Just don’t look, just don’t look…” jingle.The entrance was clearly … Continue reading
Urban
I can’t believe it has taken me this long to get around to going to the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center. Well, as part of Random Museum Day, I finally did. The jewel in this museum’s crown is a huge … Continue reading
Law
Today is my last goof off day before moving back to America from Shanghai, so today is Random Museum Day! When I was living in Xintiandi, I’d always pass this weird museum when I’d take a taxi in to work. … Continue reading
Museum
Right across People’s Square from the Hall of the People is the Three Gorges Museum. I was pretty Gorged out, so I hurried through the Gorges and Dam exhibits. Yet more unfortunate taxidermy made it look like the animals had seen … Continue reading
Nature
I finally got around to visiting the Shanghai Natural History Museum that opened last year. It has an interesting corkscrew design, half of it underground and with a central atrium.The roof is covered with a lawn which both reduces the … Continue reading
Ethnic
Braved the falling snow to visit the Xinjiang Museum. Started with the “Memory of the History of the Western Regions” exhibit. But the guard — I’ve never seen so many guards at a museum! every room! — shooed me away from what … Continue reading