PHIL IN AMERICA: PART 1

This has been a busy and wonderful summer at Philbrook. Our summer exhibition, "To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum" has been beyond popular. We've had great crowds, marvelous programs and it's just been a very memorable experience for our guests and our staff.

But I have to be honest, I was exhausted. I needed to take a break and get away for a few days. So I decided to head out on road for that great American tradition, the road trip. My first stop was the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. From the giant badminton shuttlecocks on the lawn created by Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Brugen, to the wonderful paintings by the likes of Thomas Hart Benton and other regionalists, this is a must if you are ever in the area.

I am back on the road again headed to a new destination. Check back tomorrow for another great museum.

Here's a hint: Tomorrow's museum has wings designed by both I.M. Pei and Richard Meier.

- Phil Brooks