Getting to Know You, May 2018

[Crowley]

11 minutes ago, Clearman said:

 

Generally speaking, I enjoy going to museums.  Especially so if the exhibits are something that I'm fairly interested in.

 

Best museum that I haven't been to yet is the Muppet's exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.   Hopefully I can get there before it ends.

 

My problem is the pace at which I tend to want to move through the place.  I'm usually the faster one of the group, which means I spend a lot of time repeating the same territory, or just plain waiting for people to catch up.

According to the web site, it's a permanent exhibition, so... you've got some time. 

 

*adds to list of museums to visit. 

[Jasonator]

  On 5/11/2018 at 12:27 AM, Morihalda said:

Weekend Topic: Museums! Do you like going to museums? What were some of your favorite exhibits, and if you could create your own, what would it cover?

I am a bit of a Museum fanatic.  I adore a "GOOD"/"GREAT" museum.  I have been fortunate to have traveled, and discovered The world's great Museums.  The Metropolitan, the Frick, the Guggenheim, and the Whitney Museums in New York City were amazing. The Philadelphia art museum, Chicago's Museum of art (they have the Original Portrait of Dorian Gray (Ivan Albright) and his brother on display in the central hall (Creepy), San Diego's "El Prado museums, The British Museum, and the Victoria and Albert are mind blowing. The Vatican is a museum unto itself (as is Saint Peter's Basilica), and the Vatican Museums.  The Munk Museum, the Vegiland park filled with statues by Gustav Vegilland, Fram Museum, Kon Tiki Museum,  and the Viking Ship Museum all in Oslo, Norway.  Whenever I travel; if I am going to have the time, I go to the local museums.  It tells you so much about the people, and what they are about.

I once took my 17 year old son on a (self created) tour of the Metropolitan if he agreed to go with me.  I did the "Bordello Tour"... I got him in front of every nude painting and statue in the building.  I don't know if he was impressed with the art, or that I knew where they were all hiding !  ROFL.

Museums are good for the soul.

Edited May 15, 2018 by Jasonator
Correct Ommission !

[TGP]

7 hours ago, Jasonator said:

Weekend Topic: Museums! Do you like going to museums? What were some of your favorite exhibits, and if you could create your own, what would it cover?

I am a bit of a Museum fanatic.  I adore a "GOOD"/"GREAT" museum. 

 

I have been fortunate to have traveled, and discovered The world's great Museums.  The Metropolitan, the Frick, the Guggenheim, and the Whitney Museums in New York City were amazing. The Philadelphia art museum, San Diego's "El Prado museums, The British Museum, and the Victoria and Albert are mind blowing. The Vatican is a museum unto itself (as is Saint Peter's Basilica), and the Vatican Museums.  The Munk Museum, the Vegiland park filled with statues by Gustav Vegilland, Fram Museum, Kon Tiki Museum,  and the Viking Ship Museum all in Oslo, Norway. 

 

Now there’s a bucket list. 

[Glitterwolf]

12 hours ago, WhiteWulfe said:

I'm surprised yours wouldn't be exceedingly shiny, and coated in glitter... ::p:

 

There is this thing called edible glitter.

[redambrosia]

23 hours ago, Glitterwolf said:

Hm, I forgot to create a museum of my own...

 

I would like a museum covering the topic of cooking through the centuries.

Don't forget info on the first nut job to throw eggs in flour and make us a cake. I've always wondered about that.

[Dilvish the Deliverer]

20 hours ago, Crowley said:

If I was going to create my own museum? I'd reopen the Higgins Armory Museum. If that wasn't doable, I'd open a museum for us. Museum of Miniature Sculpting and Painting. 

These were my thoughts in a nutshell.  I used to be a member at the Higgins Armory Museum for a number of years.  I'm pretty sure that the collection went to another Worcester museum (The Worcester Art Museum perhaps?).

[Crowley]

36 minutes ago, Dilvish the Deliverer said:

These were my thoughts in a nutshell.  I used to be a member at the Higgins Armory Museum for a number of years.  I'm pretty sure that the collection went to another Worcester museum (The Worcester Art Museum perhaps?).

Yup. Another really good museum that's worth the visit.

[Jokemeister]

On 5/11/2018 at 12:27 PM, Morihalda said:

Weekend Topic: Museums! Do you like going to museums? What were some of your favorite exhibits, and if you could create your own, what would it cover?

 

I do like going to museums although I don't get to go very often.  With the kids, whenever we go to a museum, we invariably get hit with a constant stream of "Daaaad, when do we get to play?" 

 

I'll give a shoutout to the Museum of Natural History in London.  Went there with the kids and I thought it would be awesome to see the dinosaurs (I used to love dinosaurs as a kid).  Not quite the success I had hoped for as there was an exhibit with a life sized "realistic" T-Rex which moved and roared.  I thought it was awesome but the kids were terrified. 

[paintybeard]

Oh, and a very honourable mention for Bovington tank museum. Especially their Open Day. Who doesn't want to see a real Tiger tank on the move? 

[Morihalda]

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

[Pezler the Polychromatic]

6 minutes ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

I'm not sure if my hobbies relieve stress or if they just change it to a different kind of stress.

[TGP]

8 minutes ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

 

Chess. 

(Against this little computer I carry with me.)

[Glitterwolf]

18 minutes ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

 

*** Redacted***

 

 

[Dai-Mongar]

21 minutes ago, Morihalda said:

May 14: What is your favorite way to relieve or temporarily escape stress?

 

Eating. Which is problematic, of course.

[TripleH]

9 minutes ago, Glitterwolf said:

 

*** Redacted***

 

 

 

Ditto.