MoMA

 I don't need more "things."  I have told my family that for Christmas, birthday, etc., I would rather have "experiences" with them than more "things."  Last Christmas, nine year old Hazel promised me a trip to the Museum of Modern Art with her.  What nine year old picks a museum?  Last Monday was the day.

We took a train into Manhattan, then walked from Grand Central to MoMA.  Hazel chose MoMA because she wanted to see Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night painting, which is on MoMA's fifth floor.  

Mission accomplished!

She is also crazy about Frida Kahlo.  MoMA currently has a big exhibition of works by Frida Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera. 

We visited most other MoMA galleries.  One that Hazel especially liked had African photographs.

Fortunately, there is a hands-on place for kids to create artwork.  It gave Hazel and me some time to sit and rest for a while.  It involved putting scraps of colored cloth on a geometric pattern and then transferring them to a small square posterboard.

It was a very special "experience" day for me.  Hazel enjoyed it, too.