If you've been to the Nelson-Atkins to see the exhibition Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America and the Railway, 1830-1960, you may have noticed an area by the exit where you can submit comments and thoughts. This is typical of most exhibitions at many museums. It usually consists of a book on a podium.
For Art in the Age of Steam, we chose a different route (pun intended). Comment cards are available that direct visitors to discuss the following topics:
1. Share a memorable journey from your past (it doesn't have to be by train).
2. What does the future hold for transporation and what forms of transportation might be the subject of an exhibition 100 years from now?
We have added an online area for people to submit their comments on this blog. In addition to the two topics, we would like to know if you visited the exhibition and what you thought of it.
Thanks for sharing!
Comments (5)
"I remember as an eight-year-old child riding the Santa Fe by myself. My mother would put me on the 'Texas Chief' Santa Fe in Kansas City and my uncle would meet me at the stop in Oklahoma City. The trains were always full and the conductor took extra special care of me!" Janet, Kansas City
Posted by Janet | October 21, 2008 3:04 PM
Posted on October 21, 2008 15:04
Traveling from KC going west to California by train, I remember ordering enough cocktails to get us across Kansas (which was a dry state in the fifties)! So we had about 25 or 30 drinks in front of us--Ha! Ken Roberts
Posted by Ken Roberts | October 23, 2008 1:02 PM
Posted on October 23, 2008 13:02
We are HUGE fans. Every piece is extremely cool. I didn't even like trains until I saw the complex machinery and the depth some artists were able to take it to. Raquel
Posted by Raquel | October 28, 2008 10:32 AM
Posted on October 28, 2008 10:32
Railroads, who would have thought it would be a reintroduction in 19th & 20th century art. Thank you for reintroducing me to old favorites and overlooked masterpieces.
Posted by Arthur | October 31, 2008 3:34 PM
Posted on October 31, 2008 15:34
I took the Amtrack LRAR to St. Louis- how bumpy and unique. Upon our arrival and for awhile my body "remembered" the repeatitive rocking movement.
Posted by S. Gean and H. Smith | November 10, 2008 11:17 AM
Posted on November 10, 2008 11:17