Saturday, November 8, 2008

The Wadsworth Athenaeum Experience


I too went to the Wadsworth Athenaeum but I went on Thursday evening and boy oh boy, what an experience. I invite you all to check it out on Sunday on my blog at http://hmcole@blogspot.com. I will be posting some of my pictures there as well as discussing the craziness I saw. To be honest, it was an experience just getting there as it was pouring rain on Thursday evening. But once we got there, the staff was very friendly. The guard's name was Helen so we hit off right away. Before I went, a co-worker recommended I check out artwork by Giuseppe Arcimbolo, an Italian painter who created portraits by using objects such as fruits and vegetables but I was unable to find anything. I asked 2 guards but they too were not able to help me so I am wondering if maybe when he went, it was a temporary exhibit. I was unable to take a lot of pictures as it was not as clear what the permanent collection was and I felt very rushed.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Helen... I put the correct address for your blog in the link in the upper right... you need to replace the @ sign with a simple period... @ is only used for email addresses...

    Looks like you have a lot of work posted! I'll check it out tomorrow....

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  2. Hi there Helen, that is good to know that the guards are friendly there and helpful too, looking forward to it. Its always good to save the best for last, maybe you can go again, brief browse. My daughter was sick last week, so I was limited to go, but this week is a busy one for me, can't wait.

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