Sunday, October 3, 2010
Our weekend in Kansas City passed all too quickly. Sunday was upon us in a flash. Luckily, our flights home were late in the day and we were able to enjoy a number of additional activities. They included brunch at the Intercontinental, a driving tour, including a stop at the Storrs Institute, a visit to the Nelson Art Museum, and a stroll through Loose Park.
The stop at the Storrs Institute (a
medical research facility) was prompted by an interest to see an impressive piece of modern art that sits in front of the Institute’s main entryway. My Uncle Jack commissioned this piece and worked with the artist on the concept behind the design. I am not a fan of most contemporary art, but this sculpture is exceptional and we spent several minutes walking around it and through it and taking pictures.
The Nelson Museum is another treasure in this city of treasures. We had limited time there on this particular visit so we confined ourselves to two of the current temporary exhibits. The first featured African art and its purpose was to demonstrate the influence of Westerners on African art. The second was a series of sketches by a Baltimore artist (whose name I cannot remember) who traveled the West during the mid-1800s.
We said our good-byes at Loose Park. It was a wonderful weekend, and we will have to do it all over again soon.
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