We've had an unprecedented run of 39-41oC days here in Canberra. It means we can't go outside much after about 10.30am without getting seriously uncomfortable. We've taken the girls to the movies on Monday (Mary Poppins Returns) and to the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) yesterday. Both were very successful outings.
The NGA Play area was focussed on activities around the gallery's collection of Ballet Russes costumes from the early 1930s (thank you Henri Matisse among others). The girls were happy experimenting with the activities here for at least two hours!
But another huge hit on our visit yesterday was seeing Yayoi Kusama's "The Spirit of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heavens".
This is the view we were entranced by: 46 pumpkins (Ella counted them) and a whole lot of mirrors and clever lighting ……..
But the polka dot room setting for the mirrored box is rather wonderful too...…..
We got the girls home in time for a slip and slide session in the back yard before a pretty wild electrical storm set in … although it didn't cool things down too much.
The NGA Play area was focussed on activities around the gallery's collection of Ballet Russes costumes from the early 1930s (thank you Henri Matisse among others). The girls were happy experimenting with the activities here for at least two hours!
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