At first the boys weren't too excited about visiting the museum but once we were inside and they got to see some of the artwork, they enjoyed it.
Museum on the left, library in the center, expensive and fancy condos on the right.
As with most museums, there are various themes throughout, each on a different floor.
My favorite part of the museum was the Modern & Contemporary Art.
I made my boys look the other way when we walked past this naked lady.
Fox Games is by Sandy Skoglund, a New Yorker. The idea behind this piece is that among all the friends and people we live and interact with (grey foxes), there is always someone who feels alone in the crowd (red fox - do you see it?). Warren & I identified with this because even though we live in the US and have friends and church family, we've always felt alone here. We're the red fox. (No sympathy needed or expected...its just a fact of life and we're used to it).
...and then I found the African art!
I walked around the corner and found this art piece that is so cool and amazing and it made me homesick but also proud to be from that gorgeous, dark continent.
The artist's name is El Anatsui and lives in Nigeria. He made the piece using the used tops of whiskey and other bottles he'd found over time and bound them together with copper wire. The art piece looks and folds like a large blanket.
Cullen came across some headphones and sat and listened to the music which happened to be African music. He was so excited and said, "I LOVE this music" and I reminded him that Africa is in his blood and will always be.