The Museum Mile Festival

So I guess every second Tuesday of June the museums along this mile of 5th avenue open there doors for free and there's basically a big block party out on the street with musicians and sidewalk chalk and stuff. They block off traffic from 82nd to 105th. Jared and I went. We went into the Metropolitan Museum of Art saw some amazing stuff. I took some pics of a few things and will post them below.

There was one exhibit that was just amazing.
"AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion"

We weren't allowed to take pictures of it so I'm kind of bummed that I can't show you what it looked like, but it was seriously amazing. There's an article about it here. It has a couple pictures, but...

It was just really cool how all these manikins were dressed up in all of these period clothing and yet their hair and the way they wore them and were composed were very contemporary and punk...and yet they were surrounded by a period environment (furniture, memorabilia, activities, etc). It was a really interesting thing to see juxtaposed.

Here's a pic of the outside steps of the museum.

You can see how the roads were closed and people had been making use of that sidewalk chalk.

I really liked how this pic turned out. I saw this kid and thought...that would make a great picture, and so I took it (after asking his parents if it was alright.)

Jared and I did a little sidewalk chalk art of our own. :)

Ugolino and his sons
JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1827-1875)
The story of the Pisan traitor Ugolina della Gherardesca, imprisoned with his sons and condemned to starvation, was told by Dante in The Inferno (canto 23). Carpeaux shows the anguished father resisting his sons' offer of their own bodies for his sustenance.

Close up of one of Ugolina's sons

You all remember "Clash of the Titans"??? Yeah, that's right. This is Perseus holding Medusa's head.

Andromeda and the Sea Monster (another "Clash of the Titans" moment)
Amazing stained glass windows

I mean...amazing. The detail was phenomenal.

This room was cool. I forget the artist and stuff, but it's one of those things that are in grade-school textbooks. I guess that's why I thought it was so cool. I saw it in the museum and I was like, "I've totally seen that in school!"


After the museum thing, we went downtown by ground zero. We were suppose to meet up with some people out there at Pier 17. There was a little miscommunication and indecision, but eventually it happened. Here's a picture I took of Brooklyn Bridge from the pier while Jared and I were just sitting there. It was really nice. I think if I lived in this City the pier would become one of my spots to visit regularly.

Well, there you have it. That was my Tuesday night activity.