A Museum Outing

After four days at home from our "blizzard" (okay, even I am exasperated by the southern caution taken with this past snow), we were ready for an out of the house adventure that did not involve Target or speech therapy.  I was not quite ready to tackle an all day trip to the zoo, so we decided to check out the Porsche by Design Exhibit at the NC Museum of Art.


I had discovered this automotive art exhibit at the end of December, but illness and other craziness prevented us from going before now.  Fortunately, the exhibit was extended until February 2 (so we squeaked in and made it out on its final weekend).  It was crowded (but not horrible) plus we were able to get our tickets at the museum and walk right in.

It has been a delight for me that my boys have always done well with cultural outings.  While they are still active and have very short attention spans, I have been able to take them to Rembrandt, Titanic and other special exhibits at various museums in the past.  However, our other adventures have generally taken place with a stroller.  So this time was my first adventure to a special exhibit at a museum without the boys in a stroller, but luckily I had Mike along for the "ride".


Though we didn't get to read much of the information and the audio tour was not an option, this exhibit was AWESOME for the boys (and mommy, too).  We enjoyed checking out the many cars on exhibit, including some from the 1930s, a multitude of race cars, and cars owned by celebrities such as Steve McQueen, Jay Leno and Janis Joplin.  (Can you guess which car posted was owned by Janis Joplin?)

Note for parents-Mike and I definitely could have spent at least  an hour exploring the exhibit and would have liked to check out the audio guide which I imagine was quite fascinating.  However, moving through and seeing every car with young kids we were out in approximately 30 minutes!

After the cars, we did head over and check out a few things in the main permanent exhibits side of the museum and even got in a few of the outdoor exhibits before it started raining.

It is small steps, but I love introducing the boys to a bit of culture and hope they end up loving to explore museums as much as their mom does.