The Foundling Museum in London
Back in February we went to London for one of Justin's Christmas present train trips. In between trains we checked out the Foundling Museum. Rebecca had watched some episodes of the historical fiction show Hetty Feather, about a foundling girl in the 19th century who lived in the Foundling Hospital the museum centered on. We all really enjoyed the museum, even Justin who was eager for his next train. All the artwork, many by famous artists who donated works to the Hospital as benefactors, pictured children, often with Jesus helping them. There were exhibits covering daily life for the foundlings, including a dress up station that Rebecca enjoyed. I'm glad she's not a foundling, but she does look pretty cute in the bonnet. If she were really a foundling, she wouldn't be wearing shoes, since they shared them between each other. Handel served as one of the most famous benefactor-artists of the hospital. Indeed, his famous Messiah was performed every ye