The Week in Museums

This past week we had a couple of great museum visits. The first was to the Modern Art Museum. On the way, some of the kids were pretty negative about modern art, but after being asked to have an open mind to our speaker they listened. They still may not Iike art of the Modernism period (think Picasso till the 70's) but have a better understanding of why the works were done that way... showing feeling instead of realism and painting in a way that anyone could do and could make for themselves at home. Our guide was able to put the time period into perspective and of course the art as well.

Our second visit was to see the special exhibit of the Terracotta Warriors from China. One of the highlights of this visit was watching the students look at one of the signs and begin to recognize Mandarin characters on it. The sculptures were awe inspiring to me and the kids (and me) took many photos. The sheer size of the first set and then the miniature qualities of the second. The details we could still see and the ones we can no longer like the paint that wore away once exposed to the air and the clothes on the miniatures since the cloth had disintegrated.

Miniature Warriors

I had hoped to add a personal visit to see a chocolate exhibit this weekend at the Nordiska but that did not happen. Instead I relaxed and had a leisurely day today between brunch, yoga and the gym, I walked around the city and just kind of wandered.


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Location:Stockholm