Thursday, March 7, 2013

The Newark Museum: A day of excitement and discovery


Full of energy from the car ride and breakfast adventure in Newark, NJ; I walked into The Newark Museum with excitement and enthusiasm for exploration in a place I was visiting for the first time. After having been greeted by Pat Wessel who was full of energy herself we began our tour.
Our tour began with a brief history of the museum itself as we stood around a model of the museum, which was an artwork itself. Following this we continued our tour with a travel through the museum learning about the institution’s mission of community and education as well as the museums advancements in technology to stay current with the now technology addicted society we live in.
Traveling through the museum as if on a trip through history, beginning with African and Native American Art and continued through the museum until we ended at Contemporary Art. My classmates and I were also taken to visit the science floor of The Newark Museum where we all transformed into young children exploring every corner and full of excitement as new things were discovered.
After parting ways with Ms. Wessel we began to explore the museum on our own, which for some of us ended with a trip to the Tibetan Exhibition before exiting the museum for the day.
In all it was an exciting day that ended too soon. I cannot wait to visit The Newark Museum again. Hopefully, it will be soon. 

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