I saw you in the gallery. With your torso and family. A huge, smiling, central face
This last Sunday, I went to the Oakland Museum of California for the first time in 10 years!
It stormed the whole weekend, and I had been wanting to go for some time now to see their two new special exhibitions. I saw this reel on Instagram about going to the museum on a rainy day with one's Labubu, and I was sold, lol.😅😂
On my way!
Disassociating my ever-loving brains out in the tunnel. IDK how people do this multiple times a day. It's crazy, because I have used the NYC subway dozens of times to go under the East River, and NONE of them have ever been as terrifying as going through the Transbay Tube! (*update, upon some quick Googling, the Transbay Tube is way deeper down under the water, and a much longer route!)
We're here!
There were a LOT of people waiting around outside to get in, which made me so immensely happy!
I just thought this was so beautiful.
The koi pond was one of the things that always stuck out to me from my childhood. It's such a peaceful area.
Fit check!
The reason(s) I was there! Highly recommend both of these!
Next up was the California history hall. There are three main galleries, art, history, and natural sciences. The art one leaves MUCH to be desired and I will always skip it. The other two are so huge, you don't feel like you're missing out of anything or being skimped in any way.
One of the informational videos had my late friend and mentor Kathy Wallace. I was not expecting to see her. I cried (a lot). I love and miss you, Kathy. 💔
Same, honestly.
I joke this guy is my true love--grown up Huck Finn (looking at my picture, no less)
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The bestest boy.
An icon, honestly.
This was one of my favourite parts, to the surprise of literally no one.
This s e n t me.
Lunch break. This sandwich is as good as it claims to be ("the best ever").
Onto my absolutely favourite gallery, the hall of Natural Sciences.
omg, squirrel!
This gallery reminds me of Wes Anderson, and, for once, I do not mean that in the most disparaging way possible!
I had to go back and take this because this angle was so cool.
He looks like he's singing!
The small exhibit for the 75th anniversary of Children's Fairyland was so cute! I don't have any Fairyland nostalgia, because it I thought it was closed for much of my childhood, so we never went. Although, apparently it wasn't? Either way, I think most of the stuff in it is low key terrifying (WTF even is that whale?!). Although I was pleasantly surprised to see they have done plays about my old buddy Brer Rabbit in the past.
I thought this mural was so neat! The OCMA is right across from Oakland's Chinatown.
It was such a nice day trip, and I wasn't even out for that long. I don't spend very much time in the East Bay (mostly because of that tunnel). I definitely want to go back soon. The ticket with the special exhibition was only $25, and you get a LOT for that $25! I didn't even utilize all of the museum had to offer. It was so nice, and it was so cozy with the rain, I absolutely look forward to going back.
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