Monday, March 16, 2009

Last weekend: Philly Art Museum

Another weekend has passed since then, but I'm still sorting through photos from our action-packed first full weekend of March. Sunday afternoon we went to the Philadelphia Art Museum - it was me, Chels, Maria, Anna, and Chelsea's mom Mary. Though our kids have limited stamina for art museums at this point in their lives, we are determined to give them some exposure, with the hope that they will return on their own as they get older.

We started out in the Asian galleries, and marched the girls down to the Japanese Tea House to see if that would pique their interest. This is a set of traditional Japanese houses arranged in an indoor gallery:

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We also saw some beautiful Indian artifacts in the Asian wing:

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To the surprise of no one, though, Maria was more at home with the Degas collection:

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And for Anna, the best part of the day was the transportation:

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