Yesterday was national Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. We had about 12 kids and grandkids join us for the day.
The children got to enjoy many facets of the Museum including a tour of the Spencer Art Reference Library, helping teachers in the Ford Learning Center and of course a docent-led activity in the galleries.
My daughter was old enough to come this year. Even though she has been to my office many times before and sort of understands what I do (I tell people about the Museum), it was nice for her to see that there are many different jobs here.
I think her favorite part might have been when we had lunch in the Kansas City Sculpture Park and she ran around with some of the other staff member's kids. That was fun but my favorite part was when she asked if we could go see the Japanese art. As we walked through the gallery, she took notes on the different objects including Samurai helmets, bodhisattvas and the great Amida Nyorai Buddha.
I have to admit it has been a while since I've visited the Japanese gallery. I saw many objects that I have never seen before including a beautiful glazed pot and some exquisite clam shells with scenes painted in color and gold leaf. When my daughter told me she thought it would be so cool to work somewhere like this, I had to agree.