Art Speak

Hello! So this Sunday, we all got to explore the the special exhibition at the museum, In Grand Style, which focuses on the art of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. We started out the day with an art meditation. I chose the first piece to catch my eye and it just so happened to be this screen painting of peonies. 

Sorry that the quality isn't the best, but trust me, the rich blues of the rocks are beautiful. Later on our tour, I learned that these peonies represented a bounty of offspring, and are an auspicious symbol, especially for newly wedded couples. 
After our art meditation, we followed a self-tour sheet that led us through the other rooms of the exhibition. The activities were fun but they involved A LOT of counting. Though, I think that younger children would enjoy it because it felt kind of like a treasure hunt. 
Our next activity led us on a docent tour through the exhibition. My favorite part of the tour was definitely seeing and learning about the placenta jars. The very idea of creating jars solely for the purpose of containing one's placenta is just so intriguing to me. It strongly reminds me of Egyptian canopy jars.  (sorry i can't figure out how to rotate this image! gahh)

-Marisa