Eiteljorg Visit

I was expecting to go to the Eiteljorg museum to learn about Native Americans and how they once lived. I never knew that so many different Native tribes once inhabited Indiana. I was very happy to be going to the Eiteljorg since I hadn’t been there since elementary school.  This time I actually read about what I was looking at and I believe by doing that a got a greater experience from the trip because I gained knowledge not just about Native Americans but about my home. A trip to the Eiteljorg  is great not just for  college freshman but for anybody even if they are not a resident of Indiana. It gives people a chance to learn about the history and culture of Indiana and Native Americans.  The eiteljorg is an unforgettable museum. I did not remember what I learned from past trips but I did remember   how beautiful the museum was. I have never seen paintings that look so real and never been to a museum that is as informative as the Eiteljorg. I didn’t attend the trip with an open mind because I have been there two or three times before. I was expecting to have the same type of experience, I wish I would have went being more open minded because this visit was more beneficial. I would change one thing about the trip and that would be the assignment we did while we were there. I feel like the assignment took away from a lot of the viewing and learning because the class was really trying to fill out the worksheet and not taking in everything they were looking at. I think it was a great idea to go to the Eiteljorg . The museum fits really well with are learning community “There’s no place like home.” The Eiteljorg gives Indiana a peek at what Indiana was like before it was even a state. How the natives of the land ate, dressed, and lived. Those three things are a big part of home and what people consider home as.  In all I feel it was a very fun and informative trip. I would visit the eiteljorg again.