We went to DC to the National Museum of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
I wanted to see the Little Beasts: Art, Wonder and the Natural World exhibit. I’m glad we went, and I bought the catalog book, which I recommend. If you can get to the show, it’s worth a look. I learned a lot about (and gathered inspiration from) artists like Jan van Kessel the Elder.
I didn’t know what to expect in Washington.
The city was eerily vacant. There was even a street festival (lots of vendors representing central America, Honduras, etc.) and almost no one was about.
But, once we got inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture, it was packed! Wall to wall with visitors, everyone taking their time and reading about the installations. It’s an incredible documentation of our history, and it added to what I leaned in Memphis. It was nice to be with so many people adsorbing this information.
It was a good day trip, and one we both needed.
What follow is a photo dump, in no particular order, of things I’d like to share and to remember.
