The Brooklyn Museum

 Before the trip that I went on to The Brooklyn Museum, I'd honestly never heard of it in my entire life, which is a pity, because it was beautiful. We saw an exhibit called, "The Dinner Party" that was dedicated to women that were ignored, but had a strong impact on our history. There was a large triangular table that had thirteen plates on each side, each one more intricate than the next, perfectly customized for each woman to symbolize their achievements. And, since there aren't only thirty nine important women in our history, the pedestal it was placed on had other names written on it.

Obviously, this type of art is more physical than anything and to experience it properly one would have to walk around and look and, when no one was looking, touch (just kidding; don't do that). Although, I feel that the real point of the table is not to look at the freaky plates, but to look and imagine actual women sitting in those chairs. You find that, even though when you think of women being ignored in history sitting together. the imagination only allows you to see grandiose speeches and proclamations of freedom. But, in reality, it would look like women eating together, talking to each other and sharing their experiences, as anyone else would. The idea that Mother Theresa and Eleanor Roosevelt could sit together and eat allows us to understand that these significant people can't be judged by gender, because they do everything that we do like eat and converse, therefore, anyone can become them.