Our first field trip of the school year was to a museum here in Krakow. They happen to be doing a special exhibit about the United States of America! It was interesting to us as Americans to see it from this new perspective. ...kinda like, hmmmm so this is what they think of us...
As I'm sure most people know, there is quite a hefty population of Polish people living in the U.S. Many of them have traveled back and forth which has significantly stimulated the economy here [in Poland]so the relationship between these two countries is quite amicable.
It was a beautiful September walk to the museum...
Daddy took a few hours off work to come with us
Upon entering the exhibit, we found ourselves standing on "Route 66". It was very cool. They explained how the Americans often move from where they were born and hit the road in search of their dreams...only to move again...and again. And, how Route 66 was that famous road that took us to where we thought our dreams might come true.
Much of the exhibit was entertainment focused. With narrow floor to ceiling movie screens all flashing different things like Las Vegas Casinos, baseball, hot dogs, McDonald's, famous movies and t.v. shows, US Dollars, Campbell's Soup, Coca Cola, old cars etc.And who could forget...Woodstock? This is a significant part of American history and to other countries and cultures a symbol of our sort of "free spirit" or "be who you want to be" and "do what you want to do" reputation. ...I guess I had never really put that much thought into Woodstock and as a result, it really just seemed like rumors to me. Well, the exhibit had a special room with a huge movie screen dedicated to said significant part of American history. So we all went in and sat on pillows on the floor...
...and learned WAY MORE THAN I EVER CARED TO KNOW about Woodstock! And there were my kids...watching...and learning right along with me!!! Needless to say, we crawled outta there with our jaws on the floor!
There was also a gallery of all-American paintings
Truman liked this one of an old Dodge pickup
They even recreated this diner from the very famous American Painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
so we posed and took pictures in there...
3 comments:
wow, that is so interesting! what a fun field trip and haha about the woodstock presentation!
I love it!!! Isn't it interesting how other countries view us? I suppose their emphasis on entertainment is spot on. We've pretty much polluted the world with a lot of garbage. Loved your description of going through the Woodstock exhibit. Hilarious!!!
Thanks for sharing!! We love you!!
Sue (& Joel)
I am sitting in my computer room, here in America, seeing pictures of you and your family visiting a museum in Poland...how amazing this technilogical age is. This is an interesting family outing. Love every single picture. "Woodstock"...was in my time and age. Can you imagine being a teenager when all of these happenings were taking place? Very challenging!
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