First stop: Fred Jones. That's the Emperor Trajan (108 AD) at left in the photo below.
"Immortales: The Hall of Emperors from the Capitoline Museum in Rome."
This is the first time these works of art have ever left Rome.
When they leave, they're going right back to Rome.
Kyle (on the right).
Emperor Vespasian (69-70 AD) and CJ.
Ashton and an Empress.
Bethany and Emperor Commodus (180-192).
Madison, Lauren, and Octavian (15 BC - 31).
Kaitlyn Stevens (on the right).
Emperor Trajan, Mariah, Elsa, and Talor.
Antoninus Pius (on the left) and Andrew (on the right).
Commodus (on the left) and Sam (on the right).
Holly.
Next up: The Galileo Exhibit.
Clockwise: Sean, Erin, Tyler, and Bethany.
That's Galileo in the back, and a friend of Erin's in the center.
Ashton, Wil, Jacob, and Jaime (in the virtual world).
In the Myriad Botanical Gardens.
Whirling Elsa.
Colin and Hannah.
Jaime, Hannah, Maddie, Ashley, Kaitlyn, Tyler, Elsa, Colin, and Nathan.
Dr. Peters, Colin, Ashton, Hannah, Ashley, Kaitlyn, Tyler, and Holly.
Madison, Tyler R. Ashton, Trevor, Tyler W., Elsa, Linzi, Chisum, Holly, and Nathan.
Next up: Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park.
Top row: Kenneth, Erin, Andrew, Mariah, Chisum,
Front row: Madison, Mariah, Talor, Ally, Trevor, and Jacob.
Andrew, Erin, Colin, Zeph, Trevor, Paul, and Hannah.
Amanda, Wil, and Jacob.
CJ, Madison's friend, Madison, Kaitlyn, Lauren, and Ashley.
Row 2: Dr. Peters, studying hard.
Row 2: Dr. Peters, studying hard.
Brutus.
"Beware the Ides of March."
The road trip to Oklahoma City was a great experience. I got the chance to visit the Myriad Botanical Gardens which I had never been to before. While there, I got to relieve some stress by playing on the playground. Although, I did some get some educational benefits as well. We had the opportunity to go to Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park where we got to see Julius Caesar. Seeing Julius Caesar was a wonderful experience. I was finally able to see it in action instead of just visualizing how the characters would sound and act in my head.
ReplyDeleteWe had the opportunity to visit the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at The University of Oklahoma. While at the museum, we got to see the Roman sculpture exhibit. It was an honor to see the Roman sculptures since they were only at OU for a short period of time. I enjoyed learning about the history of all the sculptures. Dr. Chubb made me feel even more honored to be able to see them when she told us how they were displayed in Rome. In the museum in Rome they are hung on walls, so it was a privilege to get to see the sculptures from all angles.
Overall, it was a stimulating trip. I got to learn new and exciting things. Also, I got to have scholarly conversations with my peers regarding the Roman sculptures and the play Julius Caesar. I am happy to have been able to go on this road trip.
I enjoyed the road trip to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma. Although I have been there before, they had been having a limited-time special on Roman sculptures, specifically busts. Because of the way they had the exhibit set up, it was possible to observe the busts from all sides. Also, I learned about the importance of the busts back in the era of the Roman Empire, and how they were often displayed in many different places at once to represent the potency of the current reigning emperor. Also, it was great being able to go and watch Julius Caesar live at the Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City. While watching, I was brought back to the last time I had seen it performed, which had to have been over five years ago, where my uncle had starred as Brutus. The play had been done somewhere in Oklahoma City, but it had been inside then. I was also glad that the weather was much more favorable this year than last year.
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