Freshman Seminar Fall 17 DTB

The Whitney Museum

It was one of the few days in the beginning of the school, year ( still is pretty early in ) I had no plans and messaged my friend to make some. We had the plan to meet up but to where, we didn’t know. I then asked her if she walked the Highline and when she said no we had our plan. We met up on the Friday of that week , we both didn’t have class so it was easy. I met her at the train station. Fast forward a bit we reach the end of the highline. As we’re walking down the stairs someone stops me to ask where i got my nice sweater from ( his words not mine). At the bottom of the stairs we looked around. Walking back seemed not adventurous enough so she suggested we head to the museum. I said i was broke but she said she’d cover me so that was nice. Luckily she didn’t have to since their is a discount for people 18 and older. So we head into the museum elevator, first to check in our bags then straight to the top floor by accident, I think thats how the elevator worked i’m not too sure. So at the top floor we check out the balcony and take some nice pictures with a clear sky, sun shining, and a great view of the highline. Inside we see a moving abstract art display which i have unfortunately no pictures of. At first it seemed weird the number of people there. When we got there the art wasn’t moving so imagine our surprise when we turn to the elevator and hear/see everyone else admiring the moving pieces, they even had an astrological show on the ceiling. My favorite part however, besides the pool table, was the Hammocks. Im not sure who’s work was displayed but there were hammocks set up in a dark room for the public’s use. We then enjoyed a couple minutes of leisure and got our pictures/videos. It was the best part. We checked out other floors where we saw a things ranging from anti-militant groups to anti-HIV/AIDS propaganda during the Reagan era, don’t quote me it might not have been Reagan. It was a cool experience and i’m glad i got to do that because if not i would have been home playing games and procrastinating if i had any work due.

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