And to visit the renovated Sullenberger Aviation Museum, on the airport grounds. The Smithsonian Institution affiliate museum houses the Airbus 320 “Miracle on the Hudson” aircraft that was landed by Captain C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger on New York’s Hudson River on January 15, 2009.
We love bargains. So, while in town, we’ll visit the Levine Center for the Arts where $20 gets you access to 3 museums: the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Harvey B Gantt Center and the both locations of the Mint Museum, for 48 hours.
(Courtesy Bechtler Museum of Modern Art)
The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art’s collection includes paintings, sculptures & textiles from Warhol, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso & Max Ernst.
It’s also home to a 17-foot-tall firebird (aska Disco Chicken) covered in 7500 pieces of mirrored.
The Harvey B. Gantt Center is the city’s first and only public art museum dedicated to exhibiting, honoring, and promoting works of African-American artists.
And the Mint Museum has two locations (Uptown and Randoph Road) and one of the largest art collections in the Southeast.
(Courtesy Mint Museum)
Bardstown, Kentucky
It’s been a long while since we visited Bardstown, Kentucky. And it’s definitely time to go back.
When we go, we’ll visit bourbon distilleries, of course.
A new exhibit there opening March 17, Sean Kenney’s “Brick Planet: a magical Journey made with Lego bricks” will feature several galleries showcasing showcasing animals and ecosystems from around the world.
