Tuesday, July 6, 2010

MILWAUKEE MUSEUM

MY MOTHER'S FAMILY IS FROM MILWAUKEE AREA. MY FAMILY AS A YOUNGSTER ALWAYS WENT TO MY AUNT'S HOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS VACATION WHILE WE LIVED IN OHIO. IT WAS A DIFFICULT TIME TO TRAVEL BY CAR SOMETIMES AS THE SNOW IN WISCONSIN IS PRETTY HEAVY. WE USUALLY VISIT THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM. I HAVE TAKEN MY MOM THERE EVEN WHEN SHE WAS IN HER 90'S. THE MUSEUM HAS AT LEAST FOUR FLOORS. IT HAS ALL TYPES OF ETHNIC ARTIFACTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - ESKIMO. KWAIKIUTL, GUATEMALAN, PHILLIPINO, AND SOUTHWESTERN (ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO) ARTIFACTS AND ART.

IT IS A FASCINATING MUSEUM WITH GEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS; AND IT HAS PRESERVED ANIMALS FROM VARIOUS CONTINENTS AS WELL. ALL OF MY AUNTS AND I LOVE THIS MUSEUM!

No comments: