Art-Making at MACBA

After spending TWO HOURS last night with C.C. trying to help her get to sleep, everyone thankfully slept until nearly 8 am---although Milo was in our bed, with his stuffed bunny, when we woke up, and neither of us realized he had snuck in.

We managed to get out of the house relatively early---10:15---to go to MACBA, the contemporary art museum in Barcelona.  They had a family program today, walking around the galleries and then a hands-on activity.  The museum is a cool, Richard Meier building not far from Las Ramblas and, fortunately, they had two groups of families with kids--one in Catalan and one in Spanish.  However, although it was billed as an activity for 5 - 9 year olds, both kids got bored pretty quickly.  Partly because the Spanish was tough for them, partly because it seemed pitched to a much older age. And, of course, Milo was STARVING.  They had eaten a big breakfast shortly before we left home, and I had not packed a single snack.  How many times do I need to learn that lesson? 

We manage to hang in there through the gallery tour by taking detours to see other pieces and then rejoining the group.  Alec asked Milo what a particular brown, lumpy sculpture reminded him of, and Milo responded:  "chopped liver."  Once we got to the art-making part, the kids both became super engaged and dove into the activity.  Milo made a pendulum and C.C. a blue collage (see Photo of the Day #2).

We hung out on the plaza outside of the museum for awhile after, and Milo chatted up the local skateboarders (see Photo of the Day #1).  We were all hungry by then, so we strolled to Vienna, a little restaurant near the Boqueria famous for what Mark Bittman claims to be the best sandwich he's ever eaten--- a simple flauta with yummy jamon Iberica.