Tacoma Art Museum (192 Good Days in Tacoma)
This Thursday was my first opportunity to see the Tacoma Art Museum without children in tow. Not that there's anything wrong with taking children to the art museum -- there's an art studio on the top floor with high-quality art materials and project suggestions all set up for the kids (and adults) to tackle, and an art library that could be fascinating to an older child. It's just difficult to really see any of the art when you're tagging along behind two small children, mostly watching where they put their hands. So Thursday was a special treat, and since it was the third Thursday of the month, admission was free.
Right now is a great time to go, the "Sparkle Then Fade" exhibit is still running, a Japanese wood block print exhibit opened two days early, and the Neddy Fellowship finalists are exhibiting their work. The highlight for me was the Neddy finalists, in particular Charles Krafft's set of commemorative prison plates, and ceramic bunnies such as "anti-tank bunny" and "heroine addict bunny."
"Sparkle Then Fade" is also a good time, and would be great to see with the kids. There's a giant scratch-and-sniff installation you can walk through, a set of small hanging mirrors that reflect the room from different angles as you look at it, and a large projection screen showing Yellow Submarine-like cartoon images.
Tacoma Art Museum is not huge, but we've always found something compelling enough to even stop the kids in their tracks. The space itself is beautiful and fits very well into the scheme of things along Pacific Avenue. I only had an hour to spend there this week and barely scratched the surface of some of the exhibits. I'd budget 3 hours or so to really appreciate the Tacoma Art Museum for the first time, particularly if you plan to spend any time in the Open Arts Studio.
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma
253-272-4258
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