Since my last post, of late March 2013,  I spent a weekend in  Connecticut, specifically the Hartford and New Haven area; travelled Route 44 to avoid the expressways; visited with my 95 year old brother who is in an assited living facility at Farmington; had some decent meals; returned with a horrific head cold.

Yes, my trip was to visit Museums....four to be exact.  Two in the Hartford area, two in New Haven.

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, offers free admission the second Saturday of each month. Currently a Caravaggio exhibit; and a site-specific project based on text and images of a fictional bid  for U S Congress.

A Monet haystack painting at Hill-Stead, in Farmington, CT

Our second Museum of the day  was in Farmington.  Hillstead Museum.  Private home that is open to the public, that exhibits paintings of Manet, Monet, Whistler as they were enjoyed by the owners, still in their original settings ....a relaxing country house owned by a wealthy art patron, but amazingly livable for today.

At New Haven....in addition to touring the Yale Campus we visited the Yale Center for British Art and  Yale University Art Gallery.  Both great palces to spend quality time.
British Art featured 'Edwardian  Opulence'   of the 20th Century.

The Yale University Gallery...five levels..had a fascinating exhibit..Societe Anonyme, Inc.
An organization founded in 1920, first experimental Museum to foster Contemporary Art.
It was exciting to see the actual work of art, that one normally sees in a textbook.  The difference is worth the drive.

As the semester draws to a close....this month is busy travel month for me.
From Connecticut , I go Maine, from Maine I fly to Seattle, WA.  Return to a conference in Albany, NY, and a conference at the Cape.  By mid-May, I'll be Museumed out and tired.

In the meantime, enjoy the conclusion of this semester.  Fulfill your assignments, and lastly, enjoy the good weather.