Museum Hopper

i went to the queen mary last week after landing at the long beach airport with my boyfriend. he timed the visit very well; we arrived right before sunset. we could see the city skyline from the boat...it was beautiful. they have converted this old ship into part hotel, part museum and part restaurant. the non-museum parts of the ship seemed well worn except for this beautiful art-deco bar lounge. the museum was really interesting! we saw the isolation area, which housed sick passengers. it had a lot information about stow aways and health conditions on board the ship. we had a tour of all the decks as well as the huge anchor! it was interesting to see how the ship transforms over time through world war ii when it added gun and armoury. the captain's rooms and uniforms was another interesting part of the ship. the most important people of the ship were the captain, the captain's steward, first mate and the head engineer. it was really interesting to see the ship.

i stopped by the asia society museum after my visit to the frick . if i had not been able to get in for free (through my corporate ID), i would not have stayed. the weekend i was there, they only had 25% of their exhibits open. the first exhibit was yoshihiro suda: in focus . the artist takes an ordinary object and intricately carves it out of wood making it look unbelievably lifelike. this exhibit had two flowers, a rose and and an orchid. it contrasted the new art with old 12th century pottery. this exhibit, devotion in south india: chola bronzes was a definite contrast to the first exhibit. these were ancient bronze statues of various hindu deities primarily created in the 12-14th centuries. times visited: 2 time spent in museum: 30 minutes overall: B+

i went to the frick collection to see the recently renovated exhibit . it was amazing to see how a coat of new paint really changed the way paintings look. it was a pretty short visit to the museum, mostly to view the few paintings. i also stopped by to see the renoir and this hans holbien the younger 's painting. worth a quick stop. times visited: 4 time in museum: 20 minutes overall: A-