Destination:Tucson The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Biloxi, Mississippi
Once you leave Florida, the drive thru Alabama and Mississippi is fairly quick.
When you cross into Mississippi, you soon find yourself in Biloxi. It’s pretty typical of a gambling town, lots of giant hotels and casinos , catering to those with too much money and not enough sense. You will also see many , many homeless folks, and people down on their luck. However, gambling towns usually have great museums. Biloxi has the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. It’s hard to miss. The multiple buildings making up the museum were designed by Frank Gehry, and are truly fantastic. A combination of red brick , and silver , it made my brain go crazy. I didn’t have time to tour the museum, but I took lots of pics of the buildings and visited the gift shop. The lady running it was really cool, and after chatting , we realized our lives had some bizarre coincidences. We both went to college at the same time in Tallahassee, and used to hang out at some of the same clubs...but I digress. George Ohr was an innovative potter from Biloxi, and the museum is known to have an amazing ceramics center. They also offer all sorts of classes. I noticed Rodrigue, of Blue Dog fame , was having an exhibition in the main gallery, but I just didn’t feel like I had the time. There is so much still to see, and I want to see it all....