Well, I've been going up so often, I finally bought a membership to MAM...this excursion was to see Treasures from the Forbidden City. Their Summer of China theme includes five diverse exhibits. You can see my companions in fun: Dave (painter, singer & reader), Sam (architect & gardener) and Nick (painter & gardener). The area with the cool sculpture is the first interior space you enter from the garage and normally very static. This installation charged up the space!
I was totally intrigued by The Emperor's Private Paradise, but you can never photograph inside the traveling exhibits. So instead, I have the experience of learning more about gardens, art, history and culture, not to mention awe for the craftsmanship. Maybe the Chinese reverence for poetry, art and certain principals will stand it (and the rest of the world) in good stead as they grow in power...although there is that nagging issue of climate change and how to approach it. Not that the US is doing such a sustainable job on that political front.
It will not surprise you that the daughter of a mostly black & white photographer took many shots upstairs in "Emerald Mountains: Modern Chinese Ink Paintings from the Chu-Tsing Li Collection."
We were going to park in the cheaper lot to the north & east. But the architect amongst us ponied up the extra bucks to park in the MAM garage. To me, it is always a spiritual experience.
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Wow, that garage is amazing. Sounds like a great trip to the museum.
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