Dan's apartment is in Houston's Museum District. We're taking full advantage and trying to visit lots of the local museums. One day this week we visited the Musuem of Natural History. It was very cool, but one of the things that really struck us was a statue in the park that we passed on the way back to the van. The children know about Martin Luther King, Jr., but his statue (situated close to one of Ghandi) provided a great opportunity for conversation.
Yesterday we visited Houston's Holocaust Museum. The main galleries are for ages 12 and up, but we were able to see an exhibit showcasing Dr. Seuss' political cartoons from the time, as well as a garden memorial area. There was also a train car for us to walk into, with signs explaining how many people were usually crowded into them and how many died en route to their horrible destinations. It was a very difficult place to visit, but I know it made a big impression on the children. The Nazis were really only known to the boys as villains in an Indiana Jones movie prior to yesterday. We also had the chance to deliver some handmade butterflies to the museum for an upcoming exhibit. The following link has more details if you're interested.
http://www.hmh.org/minisite/butterfly/index.html
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