The Gift Shop at the Heard Museum has been closed for renovations all summer long. To accommodate summer tourists, they had a small shop set up in one of the meeting rooms. Last Sunday morning, they invited members to a grand opening of the new gift shop. I was excited to see what they had done so I made a point of going. What a change! The new shop is bigger with wonderful new features.
As I made my way around every corner in the shop, I was amazed at how beautifully the art work was being displayed. The space around the pieces makes it easier to see each piece.
The rug room was especially attractive. It is amazing to see all these colorful rugs displayed like this. In the old space, they were piled on top of a table which made it hard to get a good look at each piece.
They have even added a "viewing room" where a collector might be able to view a painting or sculpture away from the display cases to determine if they want to make the purchase. The whole place is quite spectacular. It was like going to a whole new museum to me.
Hoping for good results on this Election Day!!
The rug room is spectacular! People can view woven pieces of art as they would paintings.
ReplyDeletePlanning a trip there for next winter,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful shop, Sharon.
ReplyDeleteThe rug room is very impressive.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Wish I lived close enough to visit.
ReplyDeleteNice! I especially like the rug room. I'm sure the gift shop makes a lot of money for the museum so let's hope this investment pays off.
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