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fuzzybuddy

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I admit it. I'm a museum nut. I love them. It's usually not a lot of money, and you can take all day. There's a small art museum near me, the Allentown Museum of Art. Granted it is not a world-renowned museum, but it does have a lot to amaze you. Currently, there's an exhibit about, Washi , Japanese paper art. Some of it is spectacular, There's definitely a 'wow' factor. It must have taken years to do.
If you're retire and want a cheap fun day, I think a local museum could fit the bill. My favorite is the Philadelphia Museum of Art, It's one of those places you will never see everything, and with a huge "wow" factor.
 

I was never crazy about all of those stairs.
I really enjoyed seeing the early American furniture and household items in their permanent collection.
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The museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is one of my favorites. Along with MOMA in NYC, but also some of the little out of the way spots. Last year we took a 100 mile drive to see a smallish car museum in Rangley CO. My wife called ahead (covid was in full swing) and made an appointment, and we got a private tour from the owner who was just a gem. Made for a great day. Mike
 

Haven't been to too many but I like the intimate ones, like the Jack Dempsey Museum and the Earnest Hemmingway Museum best.
There was a Santa Fe Trail Museum that had some Teddy Roosevelt "Rough Rider" gear in it that I loved.
Have an affinity for items of the old West, and for things that belonged to men for whom I hold great respect.
 
Like @Gaer , I enjoy small, local history museums. My favorite major art museum is St. Louis Art Museum. No admission fee, great collections and not nearly the crowds of museums in larger cities. I also like special exhibits ...especially some amazing ones I've stumbled across like a collection on loan of Moneta Sleet Jr's photographs and a Degas sculpture exhibit. Another serendipitous arty thing was visiting Bonnet House --the Fort Lauderdale beach estate of Chicago artist Frederic Clay Bartlett only to learn during the tour that he donated paintings I'd enjoyed several years earlier at the Art Institute of Chicago.
 
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Like @Gaer , I enjoy small, local history museums. My favorite major art museum is St. Louis Art Museum. No admission fee, great collections and not nearly the crowds of museums in larger cities. I also like special exhibits ...especially some amazing ones I've stumbled across like a collection on loan of Moneta Sleet Jr's photographs and a Degas sculpture exhibit. Another serendipitous arty thing was visiting Bonnet House --the Fort Lauderdale beach estate of Chicago artist Frederic Clay Bartlett only to learn during the tour that he donated paintings I'd enjoyed several years earlier at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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My own paintings have been on display in small museums but I've never been to a great art museum. If I ever went to one, they would have to pry me out of there!
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I admit it. I'm a museum nut. I love them. It's usually not a lot of money, and you can take all day. There's a small art museum near me, the Allentown Museum of Art. Granted it is not a world-renowned museum, but it does have a lot to amaze you. Currently, there's an exhibit about, Washi , Japanese paper art. Some of it is spectacular, There's definitely a 'wow' factor. It must have taken years to do.
If you're retire and want a cheap fun day, I think a local museum could fit the bill. My favorite is the Philadelphia Museum of Art, It's one of those places you will never see everything, and with a huge "wow" factor.
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Mine, too...(AMA)..would go Sunday afternoon.."many moons ago".🤗
 
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas. I've been to others in San Diego, California which were awesome. The McNay Art Museum, located in San Antonio and named for founder Marion Koogler McNay, is the first modern art museum in Texas.About-Us-682x1024[1].jpg

Oh, oh... forgot to mention a vital incident that happened at this museum. This is where my husband proposed to me.
 
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I don't know the name of it, or if it's still open, but it was a museum with all the stuff left at the Vietnam Memorial Wall. This was definitely NOT a fun museum. Some of the things people left just ripped you open. It was so sad. Nobody left the place without crying. There was a courtyard at the exit of the museum. People were holding onto the walls, and crying. It's not a place for a family., with kids.. It was so moving.
 

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