Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Thank the holy lord above that today was better! We had a late start and then off to the museum. Because of the late start I got to sleep in and do laundry – the whole world looked better because of this. This day was waaaaaaaay better than I had anticipated. Last year in Boston we had one particular guest professor who had an unnatural obsession with chairs. That’s what I was expecting for today, but am very happy to say that I was wrong! We received a guided tour from a museum curator with respect to the American Arts collection. She was very informative without killing us with too many details. She picked out pieces that were relevant, and was more than happy to answer questions about the more obscure pieces. She explained the artistic movements and decorative styles as they related to the social and political atmosphere at the time of creation. Her speaking style and explanations made this really easy to listen to, and extremely informative in relation to decorative arts. I thoroughly enjoyed her and the collection.

Following her presentation we were free to explore the museum at our leisure. I really enjoy impressionist art and was happy to wander through the modern European collection. This is a magnificent museum and if ever in Philly again I will certainly revisit.

Tonight I’ll be out to eat with family that I haven’t seen in waaaay too long – I’m so excited!!!

Classroom Application: I viewed some really great artwork in the American Collection that would be wonderful for interpretation by students in relation to the history we are studying. I appreciate that many of these are available on the museum’s web site since I couldn’t find any of them in the gift shop. I even saw a couple of pieces from our reading basal that appear at the beginning of each weekly story. Now I can really know what I’m talking about with those art pieces.

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