Took Dala to a museum yesterday. It was one of those massive ones, where we were literally there for over four hours and didn't even see half of what's there. Both of us can't wait to go back and next time we're dragging friends along and we're definitely gonna do it on a weekday again. As it turns out, museums are much less busy on a weekday, which is great. It's so much easier to look at a painting or a piece of pottery at your leisure when there's no one around you waiting for you to hurry up so they can look at it too. Though, that might be part of the reason we were only there for four hours and just saw a fraction of what they had. :P
During my time in Sacramento (this past November) we were within walking distance of the Crocker Art Museum. At the end of our self-directed tour of downtown we had stumbled upon entrance an hour or two before sundown. Little did we know the mansion next door was the original Crocker home, and now the retrofitted expansion to the already-expanded museum where we entered. Our group of 6 split up following our own whims, unbeknownst to the sheer size. Dying cell batteries, hunger, and the notification for closing time ended up stringing us back together 30 minutes after agreeing to reconvene at the entrance. It was a blast and I have some pictures of amazing artwork... most of the place I have yet to explore still. Not much like getting lost in a museum of interest. Some of the main exhibits we happened to all cross, we had different mental notes of - always fun to compare. Enjoy yourselves, next round! May I ask whathat type of museum?
Sometimes the best museum visits are the ones that are on a whim. :) This time around, we just went to a traditional art museum. That said, I'm game for almost any kind of museum big or small and so is the wife. On the way there, we were talking about how easy it is for people to actually start museums and how that's a good thing. I was telling her that sometimes when I used to watch American Pickers, I wish I was there so I could tell people "Uh, you know you have enough here to easily start your own museum. Have you ever considered it?"
Have y'all ever gone on free museum days, or partook in something like First Friday? No idea if anything like that exists where you live, but they are a lot of fun and you meet some very interesting people.