At the museum.

Yesterday, we spent part of our late afternoon at the Milwaukee Art Museum, one of the most beautifully designed museums I've ever seen. It's so modern and contrasts starkly yet perfectly with the lake on one side and the downtown buildings on the other. 

We could have spent hours there (best part: every first Thursday is free!); the rooms' collections flowed seamlessly from 16th century tapestries to Picasso's roosters, from Rodin's sculptures to 1960s pop art. This piece below: it's made entirely out of buttons and glue! 

One of my favorite exhibits was one showing how closely connected Disney movies are to more formal artworks. The exhibit compared familiar (and to us 90s kids, iconic) images of Disney characters next to their animators' original inspirations, found in ancient Greek art, Impressionism, and Japanese silk screens. How great is this?!? They also had easels and art stations for little ones to create their own masterpieces and then display them on a wall along with other "future artists'" work.

It was a wonderful way to spend a Thursday; we'll definitely be back.

Have a wonderful weekend, friends!