Museum and Sirens

We went to an MFA playdate today, which is an organized art activity based around a painting at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.  It was quite a trek to get in, with both kids, stroller, etc, but it was nice once we were there.  Roz got us into the museum with a pass, so it was free, other than the parking meter.
After the little activity, I was going to take Sam around to see a few exhibits before we left and was trying to find a museum map.

In the lobby/cafeteria area that we were in, there is a huge Chihuly piece, Lime Green Icicle Statue (aptly named), which about two stories high and construction of thousands of beautiful glass "arms."  Looking at it, one wants to reach out and feel the glass icicles.  So of course after one warning, Sam circled it, after the second, he reached out with his drawing paper and touched it.  I was convinced either the alarm would sound or a glass icicle would break right off.  I grabbed his armed and hauled him away, saying, "the alarm is going to go off! Why did you touch it after I told you not to?"

"My paper just did a little touch."
Luckily, nothing actually happened and we found a map.  I studied it and asked him if he wanted to see some more paintings.
"No, let's get out of this place." he told me.  It was close to lunch time, so I didn't argue and we headed outside.
Sirens were blaring down the street and Sam froze and looked terrified.
"It's okay, the sirens are just going to help at an emergency."
"What emergency?"
"I don't know Sam, come on, let's walk."  We were standing in the sun outside and melting and he wasn't moving.
"Am I an emergency?"
"No, you're not.  The sirens aren't coming for you."
"I didn't make the  fire alarm go off?"
"No, you didn't."
"The sirens aren't coming because my paper did a little touch?"
SO tempting to say yes!
"No, they're not."
"There's a fire in the museum?"
"No fire."
"Where are the sirens going?"
"To help people.  Not in the museum, no fire, not here."

He still had to check a few more times.  We went to visit Nana to change the subject.


Glass Chihuly statue amongst Boston banners.  It really looks like it would be fun to touch.