Any day I get to spend at the Museum of Modern Art is a good one in my opinion. This day was made especially special because I could do it with people who are very special to me. Jen, Jason, Dexter, Nick, Samantha and I had this wonderful time together. It started out a little bumpy in that the BART tracks between Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek were under repair. This meant we had to take a bus bridge -- annoying, time consuming, and inconvenient. Once in San Francisco, I led us off in the wrong direction - usually I exit at Powell Street station, but decided Montgomery Street might put us closer...so wrong. Worse I was completely turned around...having the sense of direction equal to a rock. And to make it even more annoying, it was a longer walk that I expected. By the time we got there, we were already tired.
Lunch and a short rest restored us and we were ready to tour! The picture above is the first thing we saw as we went through a glittering wall of beads to enter the exhibit area. This collage appeared to be about soldiers and their families experiences regarding deployment to Iraq. It was quite moving...and enormous.
Michael Jackson continues to haunt us...this was on display.
The Museum is celebrating its 75th anniversary so many of the displays were from times past. It was like visiting old friends. I especially was happy to see the chair display. It was there the first time I visited the Museum. This day provided some firsts for Nick and Samantha. In addition to having this be their first visit to MOMA (I doubt it will be their last), Nick had his first taste of espresso...not all firsts are fun :>)
After seeing lots of awesome art, photography, and sculpture, we ended our tour in the roof garden coffee shop where Nick tried espresso (yuck!). In addition to other amazing sculptures on the roof, these giant spiders promised nightmares. It also gave Dexter an opportunity to run off some steam...poor little guy had been confined to the stroller for what had to seem to him like an eternity. I believe Nick and Samantha enjoyed the museum and I hope it gave them inspiration to expand their own artistic creations.The perfect way to end a tour is a trip through the gift shop. I wish I had tons of money - I would buy some super neat things...lots of replicas of the fabulous art we observed.
Tired and satisfied, we headed home. We really must plan another outing soon.
