Last week, on Thursday, May 31, 2018, Texas Capital News organized a field trip to Laguna Gloria, one of the museum sites of The Contemporary Austin. We at Texas Capital News’ wanted to celebrate our readership and create an opportunity for the community to socialize and bond.

五月三十一日的下午，本应该闭馆的奥斯丁当代艺术博物馆Laguna Gloria打开大门，欢迎德州首府新闻的读者们一起参观。德州首府新闻编辑部特别组织安排了这次活动，来感谢读者们对我们杂志一直以来的支持，并提供这个社交机会给读者朋友们。

Staff at Laguna Gloria introduced the museum’s phenomenal collection from contemporary artists around the world, mostly comprised of exterior sculptures scattered around the museum grounds. Our readers were curious to hear about the stories behind each art piece. One of the pieces at the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park is Anya Gallaccio’s To See If Time Was There, which is a large piece of carved limestone with granite, marble, sandstone, soapstone, and quartzite inlays representing the most efficient industrial cuts for wood production.

博物馆的工作人员带我们从内部参观到外面花园，一路为我们解说馆内收藏。这些艺术品都是由当代有名的艺术家创作的。大家对每件艺术品的创作灵感和背后的意义都很感兴趣。在博物馆外的雕塑公园里有一座石头雕像，由颜色各异的天然矿石拼成，亲手触碰感觉十分神奇。

--To See If Time Was There, Anya Gallaccio.

Because the tour took place after hours, we had the entire museum to ourselves, including a beautiful view of the Colorado River. A new sculpture installation, Watching by Elmgreen & Dragset, sat on the river bank. The bronze figure was intrigued by the view on the other side of the river, and we were intrigued by the sculpture’s glow reflecting the sunset. It was a beautiful afternoon, not too different from any other day in Austin. Art, friends, and the spirit of our community, however, made it lovely and pleasant.

活动安排在博物馆闭馆之后，特别为我们开放，所以没有其他游客打扰，大家很享受这份静谧。博物馆面对着科罗拉多河，在夕阳下安静的流淌。河岸边有一座雕像，是个男孩坐在高高的椅子上眺望远处。这是个美丽的下午，并不与奥斯丁的任何一天有什么不同，是艺术、朋友、和社区团结友好的精神，让这个下午愉快且难忘。

--Watching, Elmgreen & Dragset.

We want to thank the staff at The Contemporary Austin to host our visit and be such amazing tour guide. To see pictures from the tour and learn more about the museum, visit this webpage (https://www.thecontemporaryaustin.org/laguna-gloria-may-31-2018/) and enter the password “Welcome”.

Texas Capital News want to thank for all our readers for continuous support to our magazine. We hope to see you on our next field trip!

最后，让我们一同感谢奥斯丁当代艺术博物馆的员工们热情接待我们。如果想要看到更多我们这次活动的照片、或了解更多关于博物馆的信息，请点开这个网站(https://www.thecontemporaryaustin.org/laguna-gloria-may-31-2018/)并输入密码“Welcome”。德州首府新闻感谢读者朋友们对我们一直以来的支持，欢迎您参与我们下一次活动！