Fine, Washington Post. Steal everyone’s Wonder thunder. Blame us all for being a bunch of boobs and madly Instagramming our visit to the Renwick Gallery’s new Wonder exhibit, the first since reopening in November after a two-year renovation.
Is it so bad to have this glorious feeling after waiting up to an hour just to get through the door? Shouldn’t we be able to proudly broadcast that the wait was SO. WORTH. IT. ?
Yes. And the curator, Nicholas Bell (whom I had the pleasure of collaborating with when I was at the Washington Design Center in 2012), agrees with me.“It’s like this new first-person narrative of the museum experience. I’m fascinated,” he told The Post in today’s story.
Even the most hardened children, like our own, who start groaning at the mere utterance of the word “museum,” were completely taken in—a victory in itself, and an Instagram-worthy accomplishment at that. So here’s my own photographic tour from Wonder, which I will proudly add to the enormous compilation that’s already out there. Thanks to Nicholas and his entire team for the experience!







“Hello. My name is Jennifer, and I’m an addict of Wonder and Instagram.” OK? At least this is a super-cool support group.

Great post and pics Jen! I’m glad you got your boys to go and enjoy. Fortunately, I was able to see this when it was much less crowded the first week it opened and also wrote about it on my ArtIsEverywhere and Slipcovers for your walls blogs. It’s so worth seeing. I just hope it’s being appreciated beyond Instagram but at the same time, I’m glad it’s gotten the attention it deserves. If it gets too crowded, one tip is to view all the artists’ videos about their creative process involved on the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) Youtube channel. It’s a remarkable re-opening exhibit for the Renwick! Hope to see you in the new year! Happy 2016!! — Ashley
This looks incredible – Scott and I have that on our Winter bucket list 🙂 Though personally, I could do museums all day/every day. Love this city!!!
Can’t wait to go. I need some “wonder” this time of year! Great post!
Jennifer, I just read about the exhibit in the Post and can’t wait to see. Glad to have a confirmation of how awesome it is! Nice portrait… Ursula