Sometimes random bits of information come together nicely. Here is a quote from a local blog…
… and here are some photos to go with it.
School children visiting William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art.
School children leaving the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art. (1954)
i’m not sure the kids of today have the attention span required for a museum visit – the shift to all interactive and media based mentality must be challenging for curators. oh my – how stinkin cute are those little kids watching the marionette show on the linked pics?
Our classes went to both the Nelson and the Philharmonic in the 50s…. I loved particularly looking up at the giant buildings… both the Nelson and the Music Hall…. they were much bigger back then.
It has also come to my attention that I inadvertently relocated Corinthian Hall from the Kansas City Museum to the Nelson-Atkins. make that Kirkwood Hall.