2009 – 2010 School Learning Trips
African Journey: Exploring African Art and Culture
Investigate cultures of Africa, textiles, and ceremonies in the exhibition Of Cloth and Culture: African Textiles from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collection. Discover how geography and environment influence works of art created to reflect values and status, as well as teach and inspire. Emphasizes Visual Arts, Music and Social Studies standards. Designed for grades 3-5. Acommodates a maximum of 2 classes per tour time. Click here for pre and post-visit materials.
Art Detectives: Unlocking Mysteries of American Art
Use your detective skills to put together visual, verbal and written clues to find out how American art reflects its rich history and culture. Emphasizes Visual Arts, Social Studies and Language Arts standards. Designed for grades 4-5. Accommodates a maximum of 3 classes per tour time. Click here for pre and post-visit materials.
Dig and Discover: Investigating Art of the Ancient Americas
Learn about ancient cultures of North, Central, and South America from beautiful objects in the exhibition Aztec to Zapotec: Selections from the Ancient Americas Collection and explore how archaeology helps us uncover the past. Emphasizes Visual Arts, Social Studies and Science standards. Designed for grades 3-5. Accommodates a maximum of 2 classes per tour time. Click here for pre and post-visit materials.
Voice Your View: Making the Connection Between Art and Literacy
Explore the connection between visual and verbal literacy while viewing and interpreting works of art. Using discussion and writing exercises, improve expository and narrative writing skills. Emphasizes Visual Arts and Language Arts standards. Designed for grades 4-5. Accommodates a maximum of 2 classes per tour time. Click here for pre and post-visit materials.
Tour du Jour
This program focuses on the temporary exhibitions listed below. Emphasizes Visual Arts, Social Studies and Language Arts standards. Accommodates a maximum of 2 classes per tour time.
Jerry Pinkney: Aesop's Fables and Other Tails
05.10.09 - 11.01.09
Explore multicultural stories and original illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of Aesop’s Fables, Uncle Remus Tales and Black Cowboy, Wild Horses. Click here to download Pre and post-visit materials. Designed for grades preK-12.
Transcending Vision: American Impressionism 1870-1940
04.10.10 – 07.18.10
Drawn from the Bank of America Collection, the 125 works in the exhibition, by a diverse group of more than 75 artists, trace not only the development of Impressionism in the United States but also the emergence of a truly American style of painting. Designed for grades 3-12. Click here to download Pre and post-visit materials.
Intended For
- Teachers