Toledo Museum of Art - The Cloisters

http://homepages.utoledo.edu/rputney2/cloister/cloister.htm
Library school has given me tunnel vision. I eat, sleep and drink the Fast Track Program. I was delighted that the library decided to meet at the Toledo Museum of Art for our monthly manager’s meeting. Here in Toledo, we have one of the finest museums in the world and I don’t take advantage of it. It brought back fond memories of hanging out in The Cloisters as a child. I was an art museum kid. Three years of art lessons, which probably explains my fascination to Ben Shneiderman's Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies. Of all the books thirteen books required for reading this semester, Leonardo’s Laptop has been my favorite. The entire concept of collaborative learning will forever influence the way that I teach and learn.

The docent stopped us in front of this beautiful Rubens Crowning of Saint Catherine. As many times as I have seen this picture as a child, today it was as if I was viewing it for the first time. The fabric looked so real that I'm sure the satin would feel like satin. I could have looked at that picture for much longer but it was off for the tour. I will be back. As exciting and time-consuming as the Fast Track Program is, I must remember to stop and smell the roses or look at the paintings.