September 5, 2008

Squeezing in Some Art & Culture

At opposite ends of Central Park lie two great museums to visit while in New York. On the east side is the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It holds an impressive collection of art and artifacts, my favorites being the European paintings.

The grand lobby

Billy viewing Monets

Vince photographing Van Goghs

Vince educating Billy on Seurat's work

Len caught between Van Gogh's Blue Irises
and the master's self portrait


Me, viewing John Singer Sargent's work

Painting of a painting

Entering the domain of architectural elements
and statuary


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The American Museum of Natural History lies on the west side of Central Park, directly opposite of the Met. It was the inspiration for the movie Night at the Museum.

Lots of cool but freaky creatures
and critters on display here!


Oh and dinosaurs, too!

1 comment:

michelle said...

Vince took a picture of van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with Cypresses'! How beautiful it must've been to see those paintings. I have to show Melissa the picture from the Museum of Natural History, she has a thing for bugs.