New Orleans road trip - Day 22 - Louisville, Kentucky

Travel day. Stopped at the Cracker Barrel for brunch. It is a favourite for all of us and for some reason we had not yet stopped there, so it was actually an "agenda item" for today.
To return to the Montgomery Museum of Fine art:

The Shakespearean Theatre is in the same park area as the museum.

Scattered around the park are sculptures, like this one of children trying to rescue a cat.

The little girl looks so worried.

Anhingas hang out and swim in the pond

and on the gold sculpture that swings in the wind

in front of the fine art museum.

In the first corridor, inside, that we came to, was a juried exhibition of student art. This is made from melted, molded plastic cups and coloured with magic markers. One Unique Tree by Abigail Kang, Grade 7.

Popup Cards by Makayla Hancock, Grade 10.

Stained Glass Ocean

by Joan Smith

Illuminated Gateway by Daniel Park, Grade 10

The Flow of Color by Hannah Lee, Grade 3.

and one of Aimee's favourites; Peacock by Grayson Lee, Grade 2.

We tore ourselves away from the students work. Spoke briefly to a staff person who explained that sending out a call for art from the schools was a regular part of their program. They were all juried and sometimes the museum bought a piece for their permanent collection. How thrilling that would be for a student!

The museum itself is light and airy. The windows to outside often look like paintings themselves. Ceilings are high. Art work is well spaced, not crowded. Old masters and new works are mixed together as are paintings, prints, sculptures, glass and porcelain. The lighting is perfect for every piece.

We spent some time in a photography exhibit and then meandered into this;

The glasswork under the title is Masai.

We wandered from piece to piece (Borneo)

awed by the shapes, colours, intricacies,

that each side could look 

completely different. Oca

We watched a video

that helped answer some of our questions regarding

how the glass pieces were made  (Tasmania)

but didn't make them (Bilboa)

any less (Spirale)

masterful.

I am going to end this post here as I think it is long enough and will continue the museum visit on the next one too.