I love my internship, but I have to say that I do not enjoy working in the second basement of a museum without any natural light and with way too much air conditioning. So this weekend, I want to explore the great outdoors. The great outdoors available in NYC museums, that is.

First on my list is taking a guided tour of Big Bambú, a vast sculpture by Mike and Doug Starn on the Met’s Roof Garden consisting of 5,000 interlocking bamboo poles. On the tour, visitors can clamber on elevated bamboo pathways within the sculpture, 40 feet above the Roof Garden and 110 feet above Central Park!

Photo by Doug and Mike Starn. © 2010 Mike and Doug Starn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Next stop is a trip to Long Island City for MoMA P.S. 1’s Warm Up series. Each Saturday in July and August, the outdoor courtyard hosts an outdoor architectural installation, live music, and performances. Ratatat is DJing on July 17th and Animal Collective on July 31st! This year’s winners of the MoMA/ MoMA P.S. 1 Young Architects’ Program, the firm Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu, have built Pole Dance, an interactive structure consisting of 25-foot poles connected by bungees cords and suspending a net with huge beach balls. The poles can be moved by visitors, resulting in awesome ripple effects.

I work right next door to the MoMA Design Store so I can’t help but suggesting creating your own jewelry for your MoMA Warm Up party outfit using their do-it-yourself necklace kits:

Credit: momastore.org

Best of all, the jewelry kit is only $13. Enjoy your outdoor adventure!

Alexandra Lotero

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