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The Metropolitan Museum of Art dominated our visits, but we also made stops at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of Natural History, the Children's Museum of the Arts, and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. There are lots more we wished we could see. We always leave a city with a reason to return! The Met has something for everyone: from ancient artifacts to musical instruments; from classic paintings and sculptures to medieval battle gear. |
) Susan
was intrigued by this broad Egyptian collar is made of faience beads (ground
quartz paste molded, glazed and fired). It is representative of the floral
versions worn at banquets in ancient Egypt. The beads represent flower petals
and buds (cornflowers, date blossoms, lotus and poppy petals). |
Picasso
and the Girl With a Ponytail : A Story About Pablo Picasso
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"It's a table with a keyboard underneath. When you are done with the table, you can pull the keyboard drawer out and play it. It has glass tubes inside and "hammers" that hit them and make a cool sound."--Amanda |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture Garden was a carefully created,
peaceful area in which to view the beautiful pieces. We were impressed with
the attention to setting throughout the museum, as well as the art. The
Met gets our vote as having the best displays of all the museums we've seen. |
From
the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler |
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) Harrison
in the African Art Gallery of the Met. "It was a nice, quiet place
to take a rest from all the walking. There were some big wooden sculptures,
like a huge, almost square head; tall, skinny figures with long necks; and
lots of masks, too." |
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the Museum of Natural History, Harrison learned what a Cladogram
is. "A cladogram is a graph showing evolution. Where the lines split
is where a new feature appeared. We walked the cladogram in the exhibits.
There were many places where you could walk off to the side and learn about
the animals of each branch of the cladogram tree." |
The
Little Hands Art Book/Exploring Arts & Crafts With 2-To 6-Year-Olds
(A Williamson Kids Can Book)
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) We
read about the Children's Museum of the Arts and spent half-an-hour
finding it. It looked like fun, but a bit young for our kids. Amanda
said, "They were making Christmas cards, singing with a man playing
a fiddle, and making snowflakes. So if you have kids under 7 and are in
New York City, take them here for some creative fun." |
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The
Art Book 
You Cant Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum
How
to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum
Doing
Art Together : Discovering the Joys of Appreciating and Creating
Art As Taught at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Famous Parent-Child
Workshop 
Discovering Great Artists : Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles
of the Great Masters