National Gallery of Art Other Gems

To change up our usual morning walk routine in the neighborhood we went to Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum and the National Gallery if Art. We were being tourists this week and both venues were quite different, as one can imagine! Although the wax figures first came about the same time as some of the artists, what a difference in product after more than a hundred years plus! One is quite “cheesy” and the other is a cultural experience. I suppose your experience depends on which state of mind you find yourself! I took so many photos at each place, but twice as many at the National Gallery. I like to focus on the detail in the non portrait scenes. It’s curious to see how oils and the artist ability bring the finer things to life. If you prefer the wax figures, please check my blog from Tuesday. Otherwise, these are the items that caught my eye after after we spent a little time in the Cézanne exhibit. If it gets a bit cooler we will go back to the Hirshorn, then maybe the Portrait Gallery and the Renwick. It’s a great way to spend the late morning. We couldn’t do that when we lived in the Midwest and probably not anywhere else we may eventually end up.