This past Saturday, my husband and I had our first outing in KC since we moved here.  When he interned down here last summer, he went to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and said it wasn’t too bad.  Well since we had nothing else to do, and it’s free to tour, we decided to go have a look.  I was pleasantly surprised at what I found.

The museum grounds are gorgeous!  We walked around outside for a while because they have sculptures scattered about the property.

Here are some shots of the famous birdies.

The above picture was taking directly following a scolding through a microphone placed just out of frame.  It went something like “DO NOT TOUCH our outside sculptures!” Not even kidding, I got yelled out for ever so lightly placing my hands on the birdie.  I was a little upset as you can see.

It was just a beautiful building.

This guy looked pretty cool.  I wanted his outfit :)

Probably one of the prettiest crosses I’ve seen.  It was a ceremonial cross carried by a priest during special occasions that took place inside of a Catholic church in Spain.

This is a close up of a slab of some sort of rock carved by the Egyptians.  I loved the detail!  I can only imagine how long it took to carve this.

A real live mummy.  Kind of?  That phrase doesn’t seem to work in this situation LOL.

This.  This is Monet’s Waterlillies.  I am absolutely in love with the impressionist period and this is probably my favorite.  I know it’s probably cliché to have this as my favorite but I truly love this painting.

Here is a close up.

My husband and I, well I, had a great time at the museum.  If you ever get to visit KC I suggest going to the museum.  It was a great way to spend a couple of hours on the weekend!

After we were done there, we decided to tour a brewery so my husband could “reclaim his manliness” as he put it.  But that is a post for another day.

Happy Monday!

RT