Cincinnati Museum Center

Tuesday
First of all, many thanks to all those who stopped by yesterday with comments, congratulations and stars on my 10th anniversary blip yesterday!
The weather today was sunny but cold. We spent the morning at home, then drove downtown to Christ Cathedral for Music Live at Lunch, but this week was a special Christmas presentation of Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, performed by sopranos and altos from their choir, accompanied by their own music director on organ, and harp. There were two pieces on organ to start. It was a beautiful atmospheric performance, with the main lights dimmed, blue lights on the ceiling, and candles down the aisle.
After the performance we went for lunch at a nearby casual Mexican street food restaurant. Then we continued on to the Cincinnati Museum Center featured in my blip, to watch Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope on their IMAX theatre. This travels the globe to highlight stories of how resilient nature can be when given a little help. It takes you soaring over the Alps in a microlight with migrating Northern Bald Ibises, out to western USA in Montana, where the Blackfeet Nation are reintroducing the American Bison to their land, and to Canada, where humans are revitalizing a barren mining community into a thriving green space. She stresses that many people making even small changes in their life and environment can make a big difference overall. She’s such a remarkable woman, still traveling the world and pursuing her passion for the world and the environment, at the age of 89!
Having watched the movie we went to visit Holiday Junction, a special model railway exhibit in the basement. This holiday display had its origins with Cincinnati Gas and Electric back in 1946, and is quite a holiday tradition. Cincinnati Gas and Electric became Duke Energy, and then they donated the collection to the Museum Center in 1996. I’ve added an extra collage of the train display in extras.
The Museum Center is housed in Union Terminal, built originally in 1933 as one of the law great American train stations built, and one of the most widely regarded examples of the art deco style. The lower images show the wonderful monumental glass mosaic murals designed by Winold Reiss, depicting the history of Cincinnati, the people involved with the engineering and construction of Union Terminal, as well as the various industries in the area.
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