Sara Reynolds, our wonderful guide through the Met, gave us a close look at Consuelo Vanderbilt.
One of the dozen or so paintings Van Gogh did of shoes. Sara poses questions to the kids she takes through the museum: "Whose shoes are they?" "Are these shoes of a rich person?" "What can you tell about a person by their shoes?"
One amazing lamp shade.
Arabic calligraphy, beautifully mounted.
The genie comes extra.
Today we were met by Sara Reynolds in Manhattan for a ‘behind the scenes tour’ of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The only thing that might have compromised such a wonderful event was an eratic camera…yup, I had one…no, I had two. What are the odds? All I can think of is that I had the menu screen open and hit a combination of buttons that changed settings. Arrrgggghhhhh!
Actually, since this was the Monday after a holiday, the Met was partially open to the public. The Impressionist collection was roped off, however, and that was the principal collection we wanted to see.
The other thing we had read about was the opening of the Islamic Art section – 15 years in the making. How tasteful and spare. How beautiful.
We stayed with Sara for a couple of intense hours and then went for coffee with her.
Thoroughly satisfying day at the museum.