Morse Museum of American Art

On the morning before the launch, we opted for an activity in an air conditioned building: a visit to the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art. The museum houses a large collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany. It is located close to Orlando so convenient enough to where we would need to be later in the day to get on the buses to head to the OSIRIS-REx launch.

This was my third visit to the museum. The first time I was on a business trip and my meetings finished early enough to make a quick walk through of the exhibits before I headed to the airport.

The next time I visited was during the trip we made to Florida for the MAVEN launch. That time my husband and daughter were with me.

This time there were even more people in our group and it I became more aware that museums are enjoyed at different tempos. Of course – the first time through always takes more time.

One of the things I like about the Morse Museum is their brochures with information rather than a lot of labeling of the pieces themselves. Much of the time I enjoy just looking rather than reading…the blocks of texts can be distracting and detracting! But I like having the information available too.

I turned tourist in the gift shop of the museum and bought some earrings (my most common purchase when I travel) and some glass frames that are the perfect size for 3.5 x 3.5 Zentangle tiles. I like the dragonfly that is part of the museum’s logo too; it’s on the boxes for jewelry and shopping bags…gold on brown paper.