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Sebastian and the Art
Since he's started going to kindergarten full-time, Sebastian hasn't been coming with me on the train to spend Tuesdays with my parents. He missed them, and he missed riding the train...so on Sunday, he and I took the train to Boston.
My parents picked us up at Ruggles, and after a quick stop at their house we took the Green line over to the Children's Museum. My mother had suggested something outdoors instead, because it was such a beautiful day, but Sebastian really wanted to take me to the Children's Museum.
When we got there, we had an unpleasant surprise. My parents' museum membership had expired in August, and the price had gone way up. It had been $85; now it was $125! What's more, they were cracking down a lot - they now required a photo ID along with your membership card. Not that we'd ever cheated, mind you.
After some discussion, my parents decided to renew their membership. They also added me to the membership for an extra $10, which means that I can take Sebastian (and Teri, too) to the Museum whenever I want. Plus, we also get free admission to the Providence Children's Museum, which Sebastian loves! So that will give us two things we can do on winter days.
Between my T pass and the museum pass, he and I can have virtually free entertainment on the weekend. Unfortunately since the T has eliminated Sunday guest privileges Teri would still have to pay for her train ride. But since she's often busy on the weekend that probably won't be a huge problem.
Anyway, we spent several hours at the museum. They have expanded it, and there are a lot of new displays and attractions; it's heaven for a child. I'm so glad that Sebastian has places like that to visit!
Oh, almost forgot: that was the last day of the Fort Point Open Studios event. The Children's Museum is near an artists' area. The experimental Mobius Theatre used to be located next to the museum, although they may have moved in the meantime - I'd been there a few times with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stairflight (sometimes she put on a show there, or her friends would). We didn't do the studio tour; the odds were high that there would have been stuff that wouldn't have been appropriate for Sebastian, and in any case we didn't have that much time. I wouldn't mind seeing it sometime in the future, though. I miss seeing experimental art, believe it or not!
We did see one odd exhibit, though. It was called "Walking On Water", and it consisted of a dozen or so clear plastic spheres, inflated like beach balls, perhaps six feet across. Inside each one was a red life-sized manikin with a white mask face, in different positions. Sebastian was mildly interested. Here he is on the walkway going to the Museum, with a couple of spheres behind him. Sorry that the photo is a bit blurry; I took it with my cell phone.
My parents picked us up at Ruggles, and after a quick stop at their house we took the Green line over to the Children's Museum. My mother had suggested something outdoors instead, because it was such a beautiful day, but Sebastian really wanted to take me to the Children's Museum.
When we got there, we had an unpleasant surprise. My parents' museum membership had expired in August, and the price had gone way up. It had been $85; now it was $125! What's more, they were cracking down a lot - they now required a photo ID along with your membership card. Not that we'd ever cheated, mind you.
After some discussion, my parents decided to renew their membership. They also added me to the membership for an extra $10, which means that I can take Sebastian (and Teri, too) to the Museum whenever I want. Plus, we also get free admission to the Providence Children's Museum, which Sebastian loves! So that will give us two things we can do on winter days.
Between my T pass and the museum pass, he and I can have virtually free entertainment on the weekend. Unfortunately since the T has eliminated Sunday guest privileges Teri would still have to pay for her train ride. But since she's often busy on the weekend that probably won't be a huge problem.
Anyway, we spent several hours at the museum. They have expanded it, and there are a lot of new displays and attractions; it's heaven for a child. I'm so glad that Sebastian has places like that to visit!
Oh, almost forgot: that was the last day of the Fort Point Open Studios event. The Children's Museum is near an artists' area. The experimental Mobius Theatre used to be located next to the museum, although they may have moved in the meantime - I'd been there a few times with
stairflight (sometimes she put on a show there, or her friends would). We didn't do the studio tour; the odds were high that there would have been stuff that wouldn't have been appropriate for Sebastian, and in any case we didn't have that much time. I wouldn't mind seeing it sometime in the future, though. I miss seeing experimental art, believe it or not!We did see one odd exhibit, though. It was called "Walking On Water", and it consisted of a dozen or so clear plastic spheres, inflated like beach balls, perhaps six feet across. Inside each one was a red life-sized manikin with a white mask face, in different positions. Sebastian was mildly interested. Here he is on the walkway going to the Museum, with a couple of spheres behind him. Sorry that the photo is a bit blurry; I took it with my cell phone.
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That exhibit creeps me out, for whatever reason.
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Ever been to any of those experimental art shows, though? They're REALLY weird. Cool, but strange.