A Day at the Met

This past weekend, my husband and I took a trip to New York City, to view two great exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The first was a photography exhibit entitled Napoleon III and Paris. Taken from the museum's personal collection, the photographs told the story of the changing landcape in Paris during the Second Empire. The city's narrow streets and medieval buildings were transformed into the broad boulevards and grand public works that define Paris today. The story of the revitalization was told through the photographs.

The second exhibit was Roxy Paine on the Roof: Mailstrom, a 130-foot-long by 45-foot-wide stainless steel sculpture created for the roof garden. The impressive sculpture gives visitors the impression of being immersed within nature.

Our last adventure in New York was to see the documentary, The September Issue, directed by R.J. Cutler about Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue Magazine. September is the Janury of fashion, so R.J. Cutler exposed the process of creating the September 2007 issue of Vogue Magazine that weighed almost five pounds. Currently the movie is only playing in New York City, but the national release is scheduled for this Friday. If you have any interest in the fashion industry, I would recommend seeing it.