Exploring Art and Printmaking at the Boston M.F.A.
One of the perks of being teachers is that Kendra and I get school vacations to spend with Addison. We try to take advantage of this time, using it to take her on new...
Category: Museums
5 Tips for Taking Toddlers to Museums
I know what you’re thinking. Toddler + Museum = Potential Disaster. Oh the things that could go wrong – a temper tantrum on the floor of a crowded gallery, sticky fingerprints left on a...
MASS MoCA: Our Trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art
Today we visited MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, the largest museum of contemporary art in the United States! Opened in 1999 in a former textile mill, it houses over 100,000 square feet of exhibition space. Though...
Our Sunday Adventure at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA
Summer usually equates to vacation time for teachers, yet somehow, Kendra and I have managed to jam-pack our days thus far. As soon as school ended, we both spent a week developing curriculum for...
Six Family-Friendly Activities in Greenville, South Carolina
My wife grew up in the upstate of South Carolina, so every time we south to visit her family, we inevitably end up hanging out in Greenville. It’s a charming little city with a...
My Personal Connection to Lowell National Historical Park – Lowell, MA
As an inner-city teen, I found refuge in the Lowell National Historical Park. While many of my peers were getting drunk, pregnant, or dropping out of school, I was weeding the slag heap at...
Exploring the Boston Museum of Fine Arts with a Toddler!
Today Addison and I spent our morning exploring the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It’s always interesting to go to museums with her, especially ones I have been to before, because her experiences...
Farewell London, Bonjour Paris!
This morning we left our hotel before dawn and headed to St. Pancras Station. Before we boarded the Eurostar train for Paris, we took the kids across the street to King’s Cross Station to...
London, Day 5: St. Paul’s, the Museum of London, and Camden Town
True story – Addison and I slept in this morning. We were both tired from our long days this week, so while Kendra took the high school kids to see St. Paul’s Cathedral and...
London, Day 4: Tower of London, Thames Cruise, and Greenwich
We slept in late today – 7:30am! After a quick breakfast at the hotel, we all hopped on the Tube and headed for the Tower of London. Built on the site of Roman ruins,...