I spent a few days visiting with Mom in Wheaton, IL. I've done this before, but have usually flown. On Tuesday we lovely afternoon in Chicago visiting this place:
The Oriental Institute is the University of Chicago's Near East Studies organization. Its museum has been under renovation for a number of years, so I never had chance to see it (also since we would be preoccupied by going to Chicago's other fine museums, like the Art Institute and the Field Museum. In any event, we had a great time there, spending considerably longer than either of us had anticipated. Anyone visiting Chicago should consider a visit there.
After that, we trundled up to the Navy Pier in Chicago, which is mostly a tourist trap and convention center. We went mainly to admire the contents of the Stained Glass Museum, which is essentially a free exhibit, skirting one side of the convention facilities, of a wide variety of stained glass windows.
On Wednesday, we again traveled into Chicago, this time to see the Art Institute's special exhibit on Toulouse-Lautrec, the well-known fin-de-siécle French artist. It was a well-staged exhibit, including many of his best-known works (quite a few of which were advertising posters, and are thus fairly recognizable). It also included vintage movie snippets from the time, as well as a later recreation of the Moulin Rouge scene from this movie.
While there, we met up for lunch with Karen, one the Earthwatch volunteers with whom I was in Spain. Hi Karen!
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