Visiting the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk (Virginia) with Juilliard Graduate Florence Paget by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget
On a free day at the Chrysler Museum in downtown Norfolk (Virginia), I took Florence to the Chrysler Museum after school for a field trip.
The
Egyptian mummies intrigued Florence as usual.
“Why
did the Egyptians write with pictures?” she asked, referring to ancient,
Egyptian hieroglyphic writing.
“Lots
of people wrote with pictures before they had alphabets,” I responded.
“People
like the Chinese and Japanese still write with pictures,” I said.
We
looked at several busts of Buddha, which made Florence ask, “Who was Buddha?”
“He
is like Jesus for the Japanese and Tibetans,” I said.
We
made an elderly lady’s day in the Neoclassical statue section.
“Do
you see that?” Florence said as she pointed at several statues.
“They
have statues of naked people in here!!!” she exclaimed.
The
lady started laughing, and so did I.
We
finished our visit by looking at student artwork.
Florence
could not believe that children like her received display space in the museum.
We
stopped at the Dunkin’ Donuts on the way home for donuts, orange juice for
Florence, and a big coffee for me with cream (pre-latte days).
By
Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
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