MoMA

(Friday) We decided we couldn't hide inside all day just because of the "extreme heat warning" so set off for the next on our to-do list: the Museum of Modern Art.  After about 50 metres outside we decided it was time we learned how to "hail a cab", or we would fry.  Turns out it's very easy - you hold up one hand and a taxi stops.  Delivered us to the door of MoMA for a modest $10.00 fee, so we were happy.

MoMA's Five Levels

About a thousand other souls had also decided MoMA would be a nice cool place to spend the day, so we were not lonely there.  It was another very interesting day.  MoMA is housed in a modern building (re-opened in 2004) about 5 levels high, and exhibits include paintings, sculpture, moving images, models, and various unidentifiable other things.

I found the examples of designs from the last few decades interesting - for example personal computers from 25 years ago (look rather familiar), a whole range of things made from pressure-formed plywood (reminds me of the ukelele Dad made), and various pieces of furniture, office equipment, and a car and a helicopter.

There is an enclosed sculpture garden, with water features, which would normally be a nice place to relax, but today the heat restricted us to just a few minutes outside.

Henri Rousseau

Some rooms are filled with what appear to be the scribblings of small infants (we have little appreciation for the more abstract modern "art"); others contain works of art from a whole range of names we've heard before - like Picasso, Cezanne, Monet, Matisse, Andy Warhol, Salvidor Dali, and many others.

Non-flash photography was allowed - here are a few samples.

Someone Else

Pablo Picasso

One area had an exhibition of architecture-related drawings and models.  Reminded us of home!