The Art Institute of Chicago has a special exhibit on the surrealist Salvador Dali right now. We wanted to go because he is an interesting artist and the Art Institute always has great shows. We invited a couple with whom we are friends to go with us. They used to be our neighbors here in the suburbs but after retiring they moved into a condo in Chicago. They were enthusiastic and so we made plans to meet at the Art Institute tomorrow right when it opens, tomorrow, Tuesday.
My husband is a retired high school band director. Band directors are true masters of planning and coordination. (Sometimes it drives me a little crazy. But I love him. And it is helpful in the end.) So he was looking at train schedules, restaurants, and also the Art Institute website. Where he discovered that the Art Institute is closed on Tuesdays!
He shot off an email to our friends, who replied that they had a similar experience with another Chicago-area museum, but only discovered that it was closed after they had driven about 45 minutes to get to the museum. So they were pleased to reschedule for Dali. We are now going, with our friends, but in April. So I won't be writing about the trip in the March SOLSC.
Glad that your husband caught that before you all made the trip to the museum only to find that it was closed. I've not seen an exhibition of Dali's work. That should be an interesting trip for you.
ReplyDeleteYes, it should be interesting. I've not seen a lot of Dali's work, especially not live.
DeleteGood save this time. Better luck next time. And have fun in April, which is practically here already.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Hopefully nicer weather in April, too!
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ReplyDeleteSorry to hear your trip is postponed. If you're ever in St. Petersburg, FL the Dali museum is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I will definitely do that.
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