A Day at the Austin Museum of Art

On Tuesdays, the Austin Museum of Art only charges $1 for admission. Since we've never been, Emily and I thought it'd be a fun trip. The museum is really small and the exhibit showcased local talent. I hate to say this, but we were more impressed by the kids' area of the museum than the real exhibit on display! Sad, I know.

The first pic is of Emily reciting Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech. There was a teleprompter in front of her and she read out the words over a microphone. This was one of the pieces of "art" being exhibited. See what I mean?

The next pics are of the kids' room. The first pic is of a cool tunnel with 3 sides of mirrors. Ryan tried climbing on his reflection. Each kid is allotted three colored dots of various sizes to put up on any of the white spaces in the room. You could move around previous dots already there, add onto them or start your own masterpiece. We saw caterpillars and teddy bears, and a wide array of other really creative things. Since Ryan is new to stickers, that was enough to keep him happy. Maybe the next time we go, he'll get to work on a masterpiece of his own. :) The last pic is of my serious baby when he's intent on something. Here, he proceeded to empty out the contents of this plastic container onto the floor. I wonder if that could be considered a piece of art?