A Dash of Culture

Both Jen and I enjoy cultural activities. Wherever we have lived over the years, whether Ottawa/Gatineau, Bristol (England), or Fredericton (New Brunswick), we have made the most of our stays by visiting the local museums and seeing whatever concerts or plays caught our attention (let’s just say the years in Fredericton were…a challenge - although the Beaverbrook Art Gallery is quite impressive for such a small town). 

Today we took Margot to the National Art Gallery of Canada to see a temporary exhibit on the architecture of Moshe Safdie, a famous modern architect who has a strong Canadian connection. OK, I’ll admit it: I never heard of him before! That’s somewhat embarrassing as he designed the National Art Gallery itself! Still, it was a cool exhibit as he from what I saw he has designed secular, Jewish, Sikh and Muslim buildings – all with a modern flair.

Anyways, Margot is obviously too young to take all this in yet! Still, I hope that over time our love of culture will eventually pass on to her.  Taking her to an art gallery is a much more fun way to learn than being forced to listen to a stodgy teacher drone on (with apologies to all the great teachers out there!). Who knows, maybe Margot will HATE this one day! But until she tells us otherwise I think we’ll keep up the cultural visits for now.