Museum Lover

I am a Museum Lover.  Capital M, Capital L.  I love almost everything about museums - preserved art and history, collections, the stories presented in exhibits, even the labeling.

Dinosaurs and more at the Museum of Natural History in Paris

 

For me, becoming a Museum Lover probably started with visiting museums as a child.  To continue the species "Museum Lover", I have dragged my children to many museums.  My 20-something daughter recently asked how many museums I thought she had visited, and this list is a result of that conversation. 

I intend this post to be a gathering place for the list of Museums I have visited, which I will update as I find delve into the records of past trips, etc.  

I'll probably make a category of Zoos, public gardens, historical houses, and notable churches as well.     

Wisconsin, USA - Because that is the area where I was born and live in   

    * Milwaukee Public Museum (Milwaukee)
    * Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee)
    Betty Brinn Children's Museum (Milwaukee)
    Charles Allis Art Museum (Milwaukee)
    Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum (Milwaukee)
    Museum of Wisconsin Art (West Bend)
    Cedarburg Art Museum (Cedarburg)
    Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts (Cedarburg)
    Ten Chimneys (Genesee Depot)
    Paine Art Center and Gardens (Oshkosh)
    Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass (Neenah)
    John Michael Kohler Art Center (Sheboygan)
    Chazen Art Center (Madison)
    Haggerty Museum of Art (Milwaukee - Marquette University
    Harley-Davidson Museum
    House on the Rock (Spring Green)
    Jonathan Clark House - Kneeland-Walker House - Benjamin Church House
    Racine Art Museum (RAM)
    Wade House Museum
    Anderson Arts Center (Kenosha)
    Ben Hunt Cabin
    Circus World Museum (Baraboo)
    Discovery World (Milwaukee)
    EAA AirVenture Museum (Oshkosh)
    Grohmann Museum (Milwaukee)
    Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Madison)
    Pabst Mansion
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum (Manitowoc)
    Old World Wisconsin (Eagle)
    Lynden Sculpture Garden
    Boerner Botanical Garden


Chicago Illinois, USA
    Art Institute of Chicago, second largest art museum in the United States
    Museum of Contemporary Art
    Museum of Science & Industry
    Field Museum
    Shedd Aquarium
    Adler Planetarium
    Chicago Cultural Center  
    Smart Museum of Art (University of Chicago)
    DuSable Black History Museum
    Oriental Institue ISAC (University of Chicago)
    Chicago Architecture Center
    Driehaus Museum
    Chicago Children's Museum
    Cuneo Museum
    Clarke House Museum
    Glessner House Museum
    Newberry Library
    Cuneo Museum
    Clarke House Museum
    Design Museum of Chicago (clocks+)
    Wonder (WNDR) Museum


New York, USA
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    MoMA
    Natural History Museum
    Cloisters
    The Frick
    The Whitney
    The Guggenheim
    Natural History Museum
    Cloisters
 

Washington DC, USA
    Smithsonian Castle
    National Air and Space Museum
    National Portrait Gallery
    Smithsonian Museum of American History
    American Indian Museum

Paris and France
    Musée du Louvre
    Musée de l'Orangerie
    Musée d'Orsay
    Musée Marmottan Monet
    Centre Pompidou
    Musee Rodin
    Petit Palais
    Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
    National Museum of Natural History
    Cluny National Museum of the Middle Ages
    Catacombs    Versailles
    Fondation Louis Vuitton
    Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris





Michigan, USA
    Detroit Museum of Art
    Ann Arbor Children's Museum
   

San Diego, California, USA
    

Boston, Massachusettes, USA
    Boston Museum of Fine Art
    Harvard Museum
   
   
Florida, USA
     

Florence Italy
    Bargello
    Uffzi
    Palazzo Vecchio
    Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
    Palazzo Pitti
    Medici Chapel
    Academia Gallery
    Palazzo Medici Riccardi


Lake Maggiore Italy
    Palazzo Borromeo
    Palazzo dell'Isola Madre


Pavia Italy
Pavia    Castello Visconteo di Pavia - Musei Civici


Genoa Italy
    Musei Nazionali di Genova - Palazzo Reale


Volterra Italy
    Museo Etrusco "Mario Guarnacci"
    Piazza dei Priori
    Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
    Roman Theater
    Parco Archeologico "Enrico Fiumi"


San Gimignano Italy
    Palazzo Comunale
    Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea


Siena Italy
    Palazzo Pubblico
    Duomo di Siena
    Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena


Urbino Italy
    Palazzo Ducale di Urbino
    Oratorio di San Giovanni Battista
    Oratorio San Giuseppe


Ferrara Italy
     Ferrara 
    Castello Estense di Ferrara
    Cattedrale di Ferrara


Verona Italy
     Giardino Giusti


Lake Como Italy
     Villa Melzi
     Villa Carlotta


Milan Italy
     Milan Cathedral 


Venice Italy
    Doge's Palace
    Gallerie Dell Accademia
    Ca' Rezzonico

England
    National Portrait Gallery
    Windsor Castle

Yellowstone Reflections

Image 1: Yellowstone Midway Geyser Basin near Sunset

In June 2024 I visited Yellowstone National Park with my daughter as we pursed the goal of seeing all the National Parks.  

Image 2: Grand Prismatic Spring View from the Overlook

Late in the day we were near Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring overlook when the mosquitos chased us away and we decided to end adventuring for the day and go eat dinner.  

Image 3: Color Detail from Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring

But then - as we drove away from the Fairy Falls trailhead that leads to the overlook, we noticed the sun backlit the steam rising from the Midway Geyser Basin, and we spent the next hour exploring as the sun descended.  

Image 4: Midway Geyser Basin near Sunset

As the water, steam, sun and clouds moved, the view and the reflections changed.  Water constantly flows over the travertine terraces, (small steps formed by mineral deposits), making the sunlight sparkle and shimmer.

Image 5: Cloud Reflections at Yellowstone

Steam rises from the hot springs and changes with the slightest breeze, and the wind was blowing as we walked.  All the movement made the landscape quite mesmerizing to watch.

Image 6: Cloud reflected in Travertine Terraces

Yellowstone has a reputation of being "alive" with all the movement, and I agree.  

Image 7: More Cloud Reflections at Yellowstone National Park

I hope you enjoy some of my best photos from that magical hour.

Image 8: Midway Geyser Basin Board Walk at Yellowstone

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