We’d heard that there was a lot of buzz about Manchester at the moment, so we thought we’d better see what the fuss was all about. We didn’t find Andy Burnham but we did find the Currier Museum of Art (OK, we were in New Hampshire).
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| Installation outside the entrance |
I’d been craving a visit to an art gallery and seeing that they had a special exhibition of nature influenced art, along with a pleasingly varied general collection, we were in. It turned out to have been a great choice. The museum was big enough that there was plenty to see but not so big that you felt you couldn’t get to it all.
Unexpectedly, I also really loved the friendly docents. I am used to docents standing sternly in the corner of a gallery, occasionally correcting someone if they are too close to the work but two of them stopped to chat about the art and our response to it, which made it even more engaging. The staff had a display of their own work on the lower level and another passing staff member made a quick detour to point his out - a beautiful and whimsical children’s book illustration.
After the museum, we made a stop at an equally whimsical cafe before heading to one more stop on the way home.
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| Honey Cup Cafe and Tearoom |
