A quick riddle...

What do the following images have to do with Cincinnati?





Okay, the answer is: not much, except they tell part of the story of where we've been for a month, and specifically after the holidays.

The first image is from the National Aquarium in Baltimore, and the second is the ocean room at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

The third is from the sculpture garden outside of the Hirshhorn Museum of Modern Art, and actually DOES have a tie to Cincinnati... as soon as I saw it, I figured it had to be by Mark di Suvero, who created the similar red steel sculpture that sits outside of the Cincinnati Art Museum. There's another of his pieces, "For Kepler," in front of Miami University, which is where I first learned about di Suvero.

We're back on track now-- no more traveling for a while, and some exciting Cincinnati news to share soon (yeah yeah, some of you have already heard). Hold on tight, and I hope you had a great holiday!

Cincinnati Art Museum

Part 1 of my friend Meredith's wedding took place at the Holy Cross-Immaculata Church in Mt. Adams. For her reception, we scooted over to Eden Park to visit the Cincinnati Art Museum.

According to the ol' Wikipedia, ours is one of the oldest art museums in the US. I did not know that.

Meredith's cocktail hour took place in a little courtyard within the museum grounds... which, with the falling dusk, was incredibly pretty.

Meredith made her rounds with a huge smile and a glass of white wine. As it grew darker there were candles and lanterns lit. Picturesque.
Ultimately we were ushered inside of the museum proper for the reception dinner. This picture doesn't really capture how beautiful the setup was, with the tall museum staircase and all the marble work. Everything looked sophisticated and... well, very Meredith.

I'll have to re-visit the art museum to give it a proper review; none of the exhibits were open, though Dan and I half hoped they'd let us mill around in there. This museum is one of the places in Cincinnati that I do visit about once a year, so I'm sure we'll be back in no time.

Cincinnati Art Museum website: http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/

By the way: the Cincinnati Art Museum is free every day. Even the special exhibits, which is a recent development. No excuses not to check it out.