Today was one of the more interesting trips I’ve been at so far.  I can officially say I’ve been at a museum walking around from when they open till they close.  I mean, technically I wasn’t there from open, but technically I was.  I got there just before 10am by accident, instead of 11am when class started, and they didn’t open till 10am so I went and grabbed a bite to eat till I came back for class.  But I was there till close!

We met up for class and our professor took us to the Middle Eastern section to show us the art and history from that era.  Interesting stuff, but not necessarily the history I’m particularly interested in.  My sisters would have loved it though because of all the rugs (they love rugs).

Next she brought us to a section that I had no idea I’d be so interested in.  The fashion through the ages section.  It had samples on models from 18th century up to present day (one dress had Natalie Portman printed on it? Weird).  However, this coming fall I’ll be directing a short film that is set in the 60s/70s, so this section of the museum actually helped me tremendously more than I had thought it would.  A dress that I saw in the museum actually triggered something in my head, as to what kind of wardrobe I would want my characters to wear. I had been having a very difficult time trying to figure out what I wanted them to wear.  I do wish however that they had more male options for us to look at, but even just the women’s wardrobe helped me more than I thought it would!

Later on we discovered that there was a park in the middle of the museum? A random spot of grass and fountain featuring a small cafe on the other side of the museum offered for a nice spot in the sun mid-museum run.  After the tour around some sections of the museum I decided to stay in that little park area until making my way to the cast room.  These sculptures are certainly molds of the real thing, but they are HUGE and life-size regardless.  Later I stayed at the museum searching around until I met up with some friends and went through some more of the museum.  We went through even more of the museum till we had to leave due to it closing.  Unfortunately I didn’t make it through all of it! But I know I’ll be coming back again to finish it off!

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