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grand rapids art museum

over a month [eeek! so long ago], my husband and i went to the grand rapid art museum since we were in grand rapids for my brother-in-law's wedding.  we were staying a couple of blocks away from it and decided to go over in the morning before the wedding.   we really enjoyed the meeting.  we started at the top and moved down, which i think did make sense. i really enjoyed the religious art exhibit and the different styles of work associated with it.  i loved that they have an emphasis on Michigan artists.  the landscapes were gorgeous.  i enjoy how calming they were and invoked the scenery. the special exhibit, the improvisational quilts of susana allen hunter , were cool!  i did wonder how this becomes "art" as they seemed to functional quilts created to keep people warm.  it was interesting to see how they played with unconventional materials  we did enjoy the museum.  perhaps not one of my favorites, ...