This weekend, Enoch and I took a trip up to Crystal Bridges with part of my family. My Uncle Doug & Aunt Suzi (from out of state) met us there and so did my Dad and Susie. We had a great time checking out the art, and Enoch was such a sweet, well-behaved boy. We played quite a bit of pass the baby (partly because he's so heavy now) and pushed an empty stroller loaded with purses and cameras through the art museum. :)
Baby passing.
This is one part of the museum from the outside. I loved the way they took advantage of the outdoor scenes through so many large windows!!
Pretty water that flowing through the property and under the museum.
One critical review I would say about the museum is that it wasn't the most stroller/handicap friendly for a few reasons. 1) There were so many different levels, and although we almost always found an elevator (or the guys carried the stroller up the steps), that just detracted from the enjoyability in my opinion. 2) Some of the art galleries/halls were about 2'-3' too narrow to allow for comfortable traffic flow with strollers/wheel chairs. Other than that, the museum was quite enjoyable, and I would highly recommend it! (They also had some nice landscaping to go along with the inside art, and some trails that I didn't have time to check out.)
Here's some of the art I enjoyed:
This was one of the more humorous pieces for me. The monkey is holding one of Darwin's books and pondering evolution; the painting is titled something like "Isn't it queer?" ha!
I would definitely put something like this in my dining room... against a dark blue wall, I think... umm.. yes!
I was also surprised by how many famous and HUGE paintings there were in the museum- check out this one of Alexander Hamilton compared to Uncle Doug...
And a fun trip couldn't be complete without a group shot, right?
(Uncle Doug, Enoch, Aunt Suzi, Susie, Dad)
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