A couple of days ago we heard that Macy's Store also had a magnificent Tiffany Glass ceiling, so we went to have a look at that. While it doesn't have the sun shining through it like the dome in the cultural centre, the lights reflecting on the glass tiles is truly beautiful. I'm glad we heard about this and took some time to find it. We may have also bought some stuff at Macy's while we were there.
We were very pleased to have the chance to meet another of Tom's teachers today. She was very encouraging about Tom's progress in his singing and once again it was great for parents to hear this about their son.
After lunch together we visited the Chicago Art Gallery. Sadly, we did not allow ourselves enough time to see all that this gallery has together in their collection. There is a Van Gogh exhibition at the moment, and while I know some others would appreciate this much more than I did, it was interesting to see something of the progression of his works and the theme of 'home' in what he did. As good as this was, the medieval collection was astounding. The colours of these old paintings is amazing, and the depth of detail meant you could stand in front of these for a long time. The fact that many of these had biblical themes also made them interesting for me.
I was surprised to see a relic of a tooth from John the Baptist.
A collection of Japanese Art was also there - one of many collections in the gallery. Again, there was a lot here that was interesting. Here's just a couple of photos.
An evening walk through the park to look at the stars in the northern skies proved fruitless. Too much city light to see anything more than the moon and one or two bright points. Nice night for a walk though.
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