Yale Peabody Museum

This Monday, we went to the Yale Peabody Museum.
It exhibits many variety of things such as fossils, the bones of apes, Native American's stuffs, things about Machu Picchu and so on.

However, out of them, what was most exciting for me was the stuffed animals especially birds ones.
I like the way this museum exhibit them.
They are well ordered to make it easy to understand the group or characteristics.
Moreover, I was very surprised that all of these birds can be seen in here, Connecticut.

Also, there are many minerals.
These minerals in these pictures are only a small part of the minerals which can be seen in this museum.

Whatever you want to see, if you visit here, you could find it, so why not go there?

Return to Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

On Monday, I went to Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History again.

Researches of Yale University were surprising and exciting. Look at this a turtle. It is so big. Almost all of the exhibits are well preserved.

One of the most interesting exhibits for me is this skeleton. It is Homo erectus which was extincted before Homosapiens. It is the same as Java Man and was not human ancestor, which was surprisingly, 1.66 million years old.

You can learn the knowledge of human beings, animals, minerals and so on here, where is a place stuffed with our curiousity about the world. 

Industries of New Haven

Today is fun day because we visit the historical museum in New Haven.
I was thinking that we have less opportunity to know about history of New Haven,
even though we are now here.

Front of the New Haven Museum

Sign of the museum

After we payed for entry fee (two dollars per person for students discount), we could see a lot of contents regarding New Haven's history. My initial impression of the city was  just collage town, but the city has many remarkable history, culture, and industries. I would like to focus on industry in New Haven at today's blog entry.

According to display, New Haven was one of the most industrial city in U.S. in 19th century.
The kind of industries were, for example, bewildering variety of goods including hardware, carriages, automobile parts, accessories, corsets, clocks, carpeting, rubber overshoes, clothing, musical instruments and small consumer goods.

Garment factory "Smoothie"

Industrial Area in New Haven

One of the famous industry was bicycle production. There are several type of old bicycle.



Bicycle factory

Old style bicycle

Bicycle factory

Next one is corsets industry. It is said that New Haven was biggest industry area of corsets production in the world in 19th century.




Corset

Corset



 The concentration of such industries was due to the presence of harver where was able to gather coal, metals, cotton, and other raw materials from production area. 

New Haven Harbor

New Haven Steamboat Company

Anyway, I found that New Haven has more interesting history, especially industries,  than I expected.
I excited to visit the museum.


NEW HAVEN MUSEUM
114 WHITNEY AVENUE, NEW HAVEN, CT
www.newhavenmuseum.org

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

Today, I missed to meet at an appointed point for our class at 1;30pm., so I went to Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History alone. It was so amazing place. Actually, I didn't know there but I regret I didn't go until today after seeing it and coming back now. You can get histrical knowledge of pre-history and stuffed animals and insects. I admired such a magnificent, great nature and ecological Earth.

PEPE'S!!!!!

On last Wednesday, I went to PEPE pizza resutaurant. It was so histolical place. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana is one of the oldest and best-known pizzerias in the United States. Local people sometimes argue whether PEPE's or SULLY's better. It was so delicious. Foreign people shoul go here!

Famous Pizza Restaurant in New Haven (Frank PEPE Pizzeria Napoletana)

I went to the pizza restaurant located in Wooster street, Italian residential district of New Haven. There is a cheerful street gate.

Woostar Street Gate

Woostar Street Gate

"Frank PEPE Pizzeria Napoletana" is one of famous pizza restaurant in New Haven. It is said that New Haven was the first place where pizza was introduced in U.S.

FRANK PEPE

 

The restaurant When we arrived there, almost fifteen customers were lining up in front of the restaurant so I felt that it is popular restaurant within this city.

They have had won the well-known award so far. One of the award was "America's Resional Classics Award" by The James Beard Foundation.

 

America's Resional Classics Award

This is the menu. We ordered two types of pizza, The Original Tomato Pie with sausage, bakon and spinach.

Menu

It was tasty, crunchy texture, more delicious than the Yale dinning hall's one.  It was good opportunity to find culture of New Haven and eat delicious food.

Pizza with spinach

　

Pizza with sausage and bacon

 

 

New Haven Neighborhoods

Today, I traveled through New Haven by bus.

First, I felt the difference between American bus and Japanese bus.

While in Japan, we put the bottom to show the signal to stop, in America, passengers pull down the rope to do so.

Moreover, the bus driver in America is more friendly than those in Japan.

I think it is very good thing because we can take a comfortable trip during riding a bus.

In riding a bus, I thought it looks very beautiful because houses are very colorful and clean.

Although some part of neighborhood is a little dirty, most of it contributes to New Haven's beautiful scene.

(Sorry for the bad condition of this photo)

However, it is very dangerous even thought it does not looks so.

Therefore, we have to be careful when walking through New Haven.

Neighborhood of New Haven

Today, we took a bus and went around neighborhood of New Haven.

 There are a lot of houses of American styles. They are elegant and traditional. There are no tall building which will destroy the beautiful scenery. I found that neighbor houses didn't have a enclosing fence or a boundary. Maybe it is because Americans are more open to others. And, there are a lot of nature, greens, and thick woods.

 I saw a lot of houses, some parks, local office or institution, school and so on. There is atmosphere of people's life. After that, we came back to the downtown, Yale University. I didn't find bad peace and order there. I heard that New Haven is one of the highest crime rate and dangerous cities in the U.S. because of densely population and a poor standard of living of some people. But, I had never seen outside the doewtown before, so I could have a good experience.

 

FANTASTIC

Today, I went to Yale University Art Gallary, where is a so amazing place in Yale. I like paintings so much.

First, I look at modern arts. The first following works were made by Joan Miro from Spain. His typical style expresses a symple and cute face by lines and circles.

 

The second following one was painted by Peter Saul. Actually, I didn't know him but I got interested in his picture, bacause it expresses political irony comicaly. That is about World WarⅡ, or antagonism between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and Germany.



 

The third following one was painted by Van vincent Gogh from the Netherland. This represents his typical style of painting in the Impressionists because of colors, lights, or depth. 

This forth one was painted by Paul Gauguin from France. It also represents his typical way to paint. He lived in Tahiti Island, like painting local people, and express exoticism.

The last one is works of the Middle Ages painted by Peter Paul Rubens from Flanders. It is a religious picture which is about Christianity and Jesus Chirist. It also represents his style of paintings which is dark, sunlight from sky, and something mystic.

 

I enjoyed this museum so much even though I have been to before. You should go there and can have fantastic experiences in Yale.

Yale Art Gallery: Postmodern inspiration

I love how postmodern art makes me question what I see and believe. What creates height? What does it mean to be level? Level headed? Art that inspires questions is strangely comforting. 

Art in the mundane and everyday also inspires me to laugh and to notice. I am push to see humor, but also beauty in the ordinary. 

Yale University Art Gallery (RYO)

We could see many kind of arts in Yale University Art Gallery.
The displayd arts are wide range from ancient to modern, contemporary, from Europa to Asia, Africa.
First, I was surprised at the policy of musiam for visitors that we can take a photo any place you want. Besids, the displayd pictures weren't covered with any protect. So we can watch them directly. This situation was diffirent from Japan. In Japan, my country, pictures are protected by the plastic case or galas.

This is "First Step" by Pablo Picasso. Although I could see a lot of pictures, Picasso's pictures were so attractive for me. Those has an overwhelming presence, those are far superior to other pictures.

The musium also has a lot of Japanese pictures and sculpture, like fugurine ("Okimono" in Japanese). These are made from ivory.

 

This is a picture on a folding screen("Byoubu-Ga" in Japanese). It represents people who stay and play at coast of Edo city, former name of Tokyo.
Anyway I had good experience through visiting the musium. If I have more time I would visit again.

  


 

The Old Campus, The Origin of Yale

Today, I went to the Old Campus, which is the oldest part of Yale University.
Since the grass was spread and the sky was blue,the place was very comfortable except it is so hot today.

One of the building was established in 1887.

Also it seems very ordinary tiles but, indeed, it is very hard to walk due to lack of being plain, which means that it is made far from now.
Learning and living in such a historical place should be meaningful, for students ought to be more motivated to study.

Moreover, one tall building can be seen from this place.
The scenery from here is really great.

It is very sad that only Yale students can enter here, but at the same time it may be good for students in safety.

Overall, the old campus is one of the best places to study.
Now that I am writing this blog on the grass, I feel very relaxed, even though I have to care about my hip.