Behringer-Crawford Museum- Devou Park.

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After a luncheon with my SKL ex- coworkers, Laura Bingle mentioned a bead collection featuring Bob Mackie’s dresses made for Cher. Zoe and I decided to check it out. We discovered a museum neither of us knew existed as well as a mini train set rendered by the creator of Saturday Knight Ltd.

Upon arrival we saw a big train engine inside the windows. We snapped a shot with our reflections.
This small museum features the history of transportation in the Cincinnati/Kentucky areas.
In the entry is a mini train set which was hand painted over the course of 6 years and donated to the museum after the death of its creator. It is amazingly detailed and features many of Cincinnati/Covington’s landmarks.
I loved the graveyard outside the church., complete with a fresh grave digging.
There was a crawl space where you could go under the set to see better views through these plastic bubbles.
So cute of Zoe!
Showing the location of the bubble views amongst the extravagant set.
You could press a button and the set lighting representing daylight would fade and all the bridges and buildings then lit up for a night view.
Inside every shop to the tiniest detail were food, shoes, and other delicate features making it all feel so alive.
This is the man who made it. And was the original owner and innovator of SKL where I worked 13 years. I had no idea. Small world.
View of the park through a small peephole. Brown grass and bare trees. You can feel the chill. But at least the sky was blue and the sun was out.
Then we came across the bead exhibit.
I’ve always been a fan of the American Indian beading. I think because we used to have a beaded pair of leather moccasins as a child. I still have in a bin in the basement.
This piece was done by an art teacher who was holding classes here to teach beading techniques.
A close up of a mixture of techniques that same teacher worked on in Paris.
Was told these are African chastity belts. The women beaded them and then tied them around their waists. The men then cut them off to claim their wife. I guess the women made them as attractive as possible to show off their skills and personalities.

We found the Cher dresses, complete on Cher mannequins. Apparently the owner of this collection keeps these beautiful gowns on these mannequins in his home. The lady guarding the dresses whispered that she suspected he may be “gay”. Zoe and I chuckled as if that was a secret or even a question. The collector purchased them from an auction. Can’t imagine what he paid. The exhibit had a video of Cher clips showing her wearing each of them.

You have to see these up close. The detail. The weight. I zoned out the talkative helper and just starred for awhile.
Designs were amazingly thought out. Definitely worth the trip to this park. Apparently in the spring/summer months they also hold free concerts. A wonderful discovery!

a girl can wait for the right man to come along but in the meantime that still doesn’t mean she can’t have a wonderful time with all the wrong ones.“—quote from Cher.

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Published by Tonya Takes Thailand

I'm just your average gal figuring out her way through the second half of life that decided to follow a calling to Thailand. Now back in the USA due to covid, seeking nature for further direction.

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2 thoughts on “Behringer-Crawford Museum- Devou Park.”

  1. I feel special I got a shout out on your blog, lol. It was great to see you! Guess you’ll be back to posting pictures of random beautiful beaches that make me jealous.

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    1. You are special Laura- and not just because of my shout out 🙂 I’m happy you found a new man and are somehow maneuvering your way through the jungles of SKL. And yes, I am back—so the beach adventures begin again”—-hopefully if I am able to travel more this year I will have some different landscapes to report”. Stay tuned.

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