It is such a treat to have the Ithra Knowledge Center so close. We’ve see a number of speakers and performances there but below are pictures of the first visit we made to the museum. We took in the Van Gough exhibit, toured other local artists work and then swung by the Energy Exhibit.
On a visit to the Ithra museum to see the Van Gough exhibit
Nora really want to be taller than Crystal
Approaching Ithra
Closeup of the thorns art piece
Nora by the disk of thorns
Desert thorns with crushed oil barrels in the background
Layered cloth art installation.
Crushed oil drums
Interactive art...stacking rocks
I forget the name of this piece - it was blue fluid constantly being pumped through these tubes.
Coming out the other side of Ithra and heading for the Energy Exhibit.
Ithra in bright sun. The roof was open so they could bring out the crane for cleaning the sides.
Lion fish at the Energy Exhibit.
Nora on the siesmic vibration panel as part of the exhibt that shows how they explore contours of oil reservoirs.
Nora next to a replica of the largest drill head in the world - used for boring large holes through soft rock.