“Climb aboard another era” in this 19th century seaport village. Mystic Seaport village has the usual findings: blacksmith, cooperage, church, drug store, typical New England homes, bank, general store, school house, & printing office. But there are some things that set it apart for me such as the Thomas Oyster House and the Henry B. duPont Preservation […]
Titanic – 12,450 Feet Below
Laurel Thorndike Rich Roth mentioned.It’s a chilly night upon the frigid North Atlantic. Though stars glitter above, gloom presses in and an ominous presence lurks just out of sight… Sea Research Foundation’s Dr. Robert Ballard, renowned oceanographer and explorer, and Tim Delaney, former Walt Disney Imagineer, bring the Titanic’s timeless history to life. At Titanic […]
Museum of Modern Art
I have to admit when I heard we were going to the MOMA, Museum of Modern Art, inside I cringed. My inner art snob thought “I’m not going to like this.” Much like a stubborn child who turns his nose up at green vegetables. Visions of metal sculptures made of “junk” and paint splattered canvases […]
PEM – Peabody Essex Museum
“Post Visualization” photographers whose motivation lay in making pictures rather than taking photographs. This statement can be used to describe the showing at the PEM– ” The Mind’s Eye: 50 years of Photography by Jerry Ulesmann. Surreal, funny and provocative, Jerry Uelsmann’s photographs are icons of American photo history. His most famous technique — seamlessly […]
Old Sturbridge Village…Simple Machines
I had the pleasure of accompanying my son’s third grade class on a recent trip to Old Sturbridge Village in search of simple machines. The class was reminded to be on the look out for simple machines and how they were used to make peoples lives easier, and to think of how these inventions relate […]
Witch: Evolving Perceptions
After reading several books on the subject, The Wolves of Andover & The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent, Deliverance from Evil by Frances Hill ( while fictional, both are drawn from early America’s tragic historical character’s and events of the 1692 Witch Trials) I became intrigued and decided to visit the coastal village of Salem, […]
Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens
Delicate butterflies dance through the air in a flurry of movement and color.With a backdrop of tropical vegetation and flowering plants.Relax while you gaze into a charming Koi pond in the center. Lots of other interesting creatures too, such as birds, frogs and lizards. The Magic Wings Butterfly Museum boast 3,000 different butterflies and moths […]
Eric Carle Museum
We packed a car load of kids and headed to the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, MA. The author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. A kid friendly Museum with beautiful illustrations for children and adults alike. With a hands on art studio where kids can create their very own masterpieces. A place where […]
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
We went to see a very special showing of ” Monet’s Water Lilies an Artists Obsession” at the Wadsworth Atheneum. The show featured nine of the 250 paintings devoted to the water lily theme inspired by Monet’s Japanese style garden located in Giverny, Paris. With those examples you could see Monet’s experimentation with color, […]
Smith College Museum of Art
The Museum at Smith College began collecting works in 1879 with a focus on American and European art. Acquiring works of quality, while recognizing the instructional value of preparatory studies and unfinished works. The Museum assembled important works of the nineteenth century, including works by Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, and others. In the […]
