Museum Resources Outside Indiana
Amon Carter Museum of American Art - Mission Statement: The Amon Carter Museum of American Art was established through the generosity of Amon G. Carter Sr. (1879–1955) to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell; to collect, preserve, and exhibit the finest examples of American art; and to serve an educational role through exhibitions, publications, and programs devoted to the study of American art.
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Digitized Collection
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- Online Projects - Take your students to nineteenth-century Texas, Antarctica, the American West, and more without leaving your classroom! Visit the Amon Carter’s online teaching resources for images, information on artworks and artists, discussion questions, and classroom activities for all grade levels tied to state and national standards.
- Educator Training - Enrich and enliven your curriculum---no matter the subject or grade level---by attending the Amon Carter’s professional development programs. Interactive workshops that explore the museum’s collection, training sessions tailored to individual districts, and programs for preservice teachers are some of what the Amon Carter offers to meet educator needs. For more information, email [email protected] or call 817.989.5031.
- Teaching Resource Center - The education department invites you to visit the Teaching Resource Center (TRC), a lending library of free resources on American art, history, and art-making techniques in a wide range of formats, including teacher guides, videos, books for adults and children, reproductions, and study prints. The TRC is also a regional distributor for the National Gallery of Art's extension programs.
- Distance Learning - Our distance learning programs are live, two-way audio and video programs that bring the museum to your classroom. Focusing on the Amon Carter’s collection of American art, the programs engage students and teachers with museum staff in discussions and activities exploring art, history, culture, language arts, and science.
Digitized Collection
Art Institute of Chicago - Through numerous programs and resources, the Art Institute strives to increase art awareness and appreciation for students of all ages.
Whether you're a teacher who would like to bring a class to the museum, a caregiver who would like to launch their children's lifelong journey into art, a company that would like to engage a lecturer to speak about a current exhibition, or a senior looking to feed your lifelong passion for art, you can find information about our outreach efforts here. Art lovers of all ages will enjoy discovering the museum's wealth of podcasts and videos by using the Multimedia Finder.
Resource Finder -
This online tool was created to help teachers and other educators find resources at the Art Institute that can be used in the classroom and in planning self-conducted museum tours with their students. There are also materials for parents who want to engage their children with works of art both at home or in the museum.
The Educator Resource Finder does not replace the resources that educators have come to know and expect at the Crown Family Educator Resource Center and Vitale Family Room, but helps make all our resources more accessible and integrated.
Whether you're a teacher who would like to bring a class to the museum, a caregiver who would like to launch their children's lifelong journey into art, a company that would like to engage a lecturer to speak about a current exhibition, or a senior looking to feed your lifelong passion for art, you can find information about our outreach efforts here. Art lovers of all ages will enjoy discovering the museum's wealth of podcasts and videos by using the Multimedia Finder.
Resource Finder -
This online tool was created to help teachers and other educators find resources at the Art Institute that can be used in the classroom and in planning self-conducted museum tours with their students. There are also materials for parents who want to engage their children with works of art both at home or in the museum.
The Educator Resource Finder does not replace the resources that educators have come to know and expect at the Crown Family Educator Resource Center and Vitale Family Room, but helps make all our resources more accessible and integrated.
Welcome, teachers! The Art Institute has many opportunities to help you bring visual art into the classroom.
Professional development programs are offered throughout the year for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas.
The Crown Family Educator Resource Center is a unique space at the museum for teachers, librarians, parents, and educators of all kinds. Illinois pre-K-12 educators are eligible to receive the museum’s Annual Educator Pass.
Contact UsCan’t find what you’re looking for in these pages? Call (312) 443-3719 or e-mail [email protected].
Professional development programs are offered throughout the year for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas.
The Crown Family Educator Resource Center is a unique space at the museum for teachers, librarians, parents, and educators of all kinds. Illinois pre-K-12 educators are eligible to receive the museum’s Annual Educator Pass.
Contact UsCan’t find what you’re looking for in these pages? Call (312) 443-3719 or e-mail [email protected].
Cleveland Museum of Art - Frederick Allen Whiting was the museum’s first director from 1913 to 1930. An authority on handicrafts, he believed in the museum as an educational institution. Under his leadership, the museum established the education department and a wide variety of programs for children and adults. In 1919 the first “Annual Exhibition of Cleveland Artists & Craftsmen” was held. This exhibition soon became known as the May Show, and continued to showcase local artists for 73 years.
Online Resources, In The Classroom, and Community
Art To Go - A World of Great Art Comes to You! See and touch amazing works of art up to 4,000 years old when museum staff and trained volunteers visit you with genuine art objects from the museum’s collection. Interactive sessions offer a unique hands-on experience, engaging learners of all ages in exciting exploration and lively discussion about diverse cultures, time periods, materials, and techniques. Art to Go programs encourage observation, creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, and teamwork. Topics can be adapted to most age groups as museum educators select art objects specifically for each presentation. With supervision and wearing gloves, participants are able to handle actual art objects comprising varied media including ceramics, textiles, prints, carved wood and stone, and cast metals. Programs in schools connect to curricula for grades K–12, with relevance to state standards in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign language, and the visual arts, offering a relevant and matchless complement to a range of disciplines.
Distance Learning - The Cleveland Museum of Art’s award-winning distance learning program connects students from all over the country and beyond with the museum to enrich their study of history, languages, science, math, and the visual arts. Through live videoconferencing, students view art and artifacts from around the world while sharing in two-way conversations with museum educators. The program has been recognized with the highest awards in its field: the CILC Pinnacle Award and the Teachers’ Choice award. Lessons are designed for grades K–12 and are aligned with national, Ohio, New York, and Michigan learning standards. Teacher workshops are also available to introduce audiences to videoconferencing. Choose two to three lesson topics in order to sample images and content in these half-hour sessions.
Lesson Plans - Elementary, Middle School, and High School
Special Topics, Courses & Webinars
E-Newsletter
Connie Towson Ford Teacher Resource Center - The Connie Towson Ford Teacher Resource Center (TRC) serves educators working with various grade levels, disciplines, and audiences. The center provides arts-integrated curricula and assists with integrating museum resources into instructional goals. TRC Programs offer educators the opportunity tap their own creative expression, enjoy introductory sessions for selected exhibitions, and find ways to connect the museum collections with engaging classroom experiences.
Program Connections - Did you know many of our programs build and connect around specific themes? We can craft a customized series to fit your curriculum both on site at the museum and in your classroom. Sample experiences might include a School Tour, an Art To Go presentation, a Studio Experience and a Distance Learning lesson.
Online Resources, In The Classroom, and Community
Art To Go - A World of Great Art Comes to You! See and touch amazing works of art up to 4,000 years old when museum staff and trained volunteers visit you with genuine art objects from the museum’s collection. Interactive sessions offer a unique hands-on experience, engaging learners of all ages in exciting exploration and lively discussion about diverse cultures, time periods, materials, and techniques. Art to Go programs encourage observation, creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, and teamwork. Topics can be adapted to most age groups as museum educators select art objects specifically for each presentation. With supervision and wearing gloves, participants are able to handle actual art objects comprising varied media including ceramics, textiles, prints, carved wood and stone, and cast metals. Programs in schools connect to curricula for grades K–12, with relevance to state standards in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign language, and the visual arts, offering a relevant and matchless complement to a range of disciplines.
Distance Learning - The Cleveland Museum of Art’s award-winning distance learning program connects students from all over the country and beyond with the museum to enrich their study of history, languages, science, math, and the visual arts. Through live videoconferencing, students view art and artifacts from around the world while sharing in two-way conversations with museum educators. The program has been recognized with the highest awards in its field: the CILC Pinnacle Award and the Teachers’ Choice award. Lessons are designed for grades K–12 and are aligned with national, Ohio, New York, and Michigan learning standards. Teacher workshops are also available to introduce audiences to videoconferencing. Choose two to three lesson topics in order to sample images and content in these half-hour sessions.
Lesson Plans - Elementary, Middle School, and High School
Special Topics, Courses & Webinars
E-Newsletter
Connie Towson Ford Teacher Resource Center - The Connie Towson Ford Teacher Resource Center (TRC) serves educators working with various grade levels, disciplines, and audiences. The center provides arts-integrated curricula and assists with integrating museum resources into instructional goals. TRC Programs offer educators the opportunity tap their own creative expression, enjoy introductory sessions for selected exhibitions, and find ways to connect the museum collections with engaging classroom experiences.
Program Connections - Did you know many of our programs build and connect around specific themes? We can craft a customized series to fit your curriculum both on site at the museum and in your classroom. Sample experiences might include a School Tour, an Art To Go presentation, a Studio Experience and a Distance Learning lesson.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art welcomes all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. We explore the unfolding story of America by actively collecting, exhibiting, interpreting, and preserving outstanding works that illuminate our heritage and artistic possibilities.
Education is at the core of Crystal Bridges’ mission. The Museum offers year-round programming for all ages, including lectures, art-making workshops, films, gallery talks, and special events. An award-winning app available free from iTunes features audio tours of current and past temporary exhibitions, and many of the Museum’s lectures and gallery talks are included in Crystal Bridges’ iTunes U site, which also features interviews with curators, artists, and conservators. In addition, Crystal Bridges offers professional development for teachers and educational programming for K-12 school groups designed to fit with Common Core standards.
Programs for Students - Educational programming for K-12 students at Crystal Bridges includes on-site guided gallery tours with classroom time, self-guided tours for high school students, distance learning programs, and homeschool classes. All student programming is age-appropriate and designed to complement Common Core curriculum.
Programs for Teachers
Education is at the core of Crystal Bridges’ mission. The Museum offers year-round programming for all ages, including lectures, art-making workshops, films, gallery talks, and special events. An award-winning app available free from iTunes features audio tours of current and past temporary exhibitions, and many of the Museum’s lectures and gallery talks are included in Crystal Bridges’ iTunes U site, which also features interviews with curators, artists, and conservators. In addition, Crystal Bridges offers professional development for teachers and educational programming for K-12 school groups designed to fit with Common Core standards.
Programs for Students - Educational programming for K-12 students at Crystal Bridges includes on-site guided gallery tours with classroom time, self-guided tours for high school students, distance learning programs, and homeschool classes. All student programming is age-appropriate and designed to complement Common Core curriculum.
Programs for Teachers
Denver Art Museum - Creativity Resource:
- Lesson Plans - Sortable by Age Group, CO Standards, 21st Centruy Skill, Country/Culture, and Subject
- Art Images - These are high resolution 360 degree images for close and complete viewing and downloading. Images are sortable by Region, Country/Culture, Period, Historical Theme, and Media
- Teacher Resources - There are videos, resources on Creativity, Teaching Tips, Advocacy and the DAM Approach to Creativity
- Teacher Workshops & Courses (Workshops and Webinars which can be done in person and/or online)
- Virtual Classroom Courses - With videoconferencing equipment we can bring the museum and our staff to your K-12 classroom. We can customize a virtual classroom course that will challenge your students to think critically, solve problems, and generate new ideas. Technical requirement: must be able to connect through IP address with the museum’s Cisco Codec C40 H.323 system. Many school districts have compatible systems, including Aurora and Jeffco. Get in touch with us to find out if your school district has a compatible system.To find out more information about any courses and to schedule a virtual classroom experience, contact Angela Houdyshell at [email protected].
- Field Trips
- Classroom Showcases - Sortable by Grade Level and Standards Area
Fredrick Remington Art Museum - The mission of the Frederic Remington Art Museum is to collect, exhibit, preserve and interpret the art and archives of Frederic Remington. We foster an appreciation for and understanding of the artist by educating our audience in the visual arts, providing a context for Remington's art and times, and offering hands-on opportunities to individuals of all age groups.WELCOME TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Welcome to the Learn section of our website. Many teachers already have an active relationship with the museum, and we welcome others to contact us and explore programming and learning opportunities. Our policy is flexibility, and we’ll do just about anything to make our programs more applicable and meaningful to what teachers are covering in their classrooms! The content in this section can aid many different groups of people like educators, students, those who are interested in visiting the museum, and those who are curious about Remington and Remington education. You will find interactive activities here like scavenger hunts for use in either Kid’s Place or the main museum, lesson plans for your classroom based on U.S. History and Art, and online games that require art work analysis and use of critical thinking skills. We offer diversified instruction in our educational programming for all age groups. Explore the Learn section further to find out how we can aid you and your group in your personal endeavors, in your classroom and in any other group setting by exploring the museum and Frederic Remington as a person, a historian, and as an artist!
Teacher Resources: School Tour Information, Outreach Programming, Distance Learning, Lesson Plans, Special Local Artist Education Program, Scavenger Hunts, Education and Programing Newsletter, The Lost Wax Casting Process
Teacher Resources: School Tour Information, Outreach Programming, Distance Learning, Lesson Plans, Special Local Artist Education Program, Scavenger Hunts, Education and Programing Newsletter, The Lost Wax Casting Process
Google's Cultural Institute - Google has partnered with hundreds of museums, cultural institutions, and archives to host the world’s cultural treasures online. With a team of dedicated Googlers, we are building tools that allow the cultural sector to display more of its diverse heritage online, making it accessible to all. Here you can find artworks, landmarks and world heritage sites, as well as digital exhibitions that tell the stories behind the archives of cultural institutions across the globe.
Cultural Institute on YouTube / Follow Cultural Institute on G+
Cultural Institute on YouTube / Follow Cultural Institute on G+
Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) -
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund. The Timeline of Art History presents the Met’s collection via a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of global art history. Targeted at students and scholars of art history, it is an invaluable reference, research, and teaching tool. Authored by the Met’s experts—predominantly made up of curators but also of conservators, scientists, and educators—the Timeline comprises 300 timelines, 930 essays, close to 7,000 objects, and a robust index, and is regularly updated and enriched to provide new scholarship and insights on the collection.
Browse the Time Line By:
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund. The Timeline of Art History presents the Met’s collection via a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of global art history. Targeted at students and scholars of art history, it is an invaluable reference, research, and teaching tool. Authored by the Met’s experts—predominantly made up of curators but also of conservators, scientists, and educators—the Timeline comprises 300 timelines, 930 essays, close to 7,000 objects, and a robust index, and is regularly updated and enriched to provide new scholarship and insights on the collection.
Browse the Time Line By:
- World Maps - World Maps, and accompanying regional maps, are used to navigate to different regions of the world within a selected time period or geographical region.
- Timelines - Timelines provide a linear outline of art history, and allow visitors to compare and contrast art from around the globe at any time in history. There are 300 timelines in total, and each includes representative works of art from the Museum's collection, a chart of time periods, a historical overview, a list of key events, and related content.
- Thematic Essays - Thematic essays focus on specific themes in art history, including artistic movements and periods, archaeological sites, empires and civilizations, recurrent themes and concepts, media, and artists. There are 900 thematic essays, and each includes links to related themes and timelines and often demonstrates the cross-fertilization of civilizations.
- Works of Art - The works of art in the Metropolitan's collection celebrate human creativity from around the world and from all eras. The Timeline places more than 6000 works in a comprehensive chronological, geographical, and thematic context. Each image can be enlarged for closer scrutiny and is accompanied by supporting material, including when available, links to technical glossaries on CAMEO and artist biographies from Oxford Art Online.
- Indexes - The Timeline is indexed by chronology, geography, theme, and subject. Links to world regions, timelines, thematic essays, works of art, and the general index provide methods for more directed research.Browse works of Art by Subject, Artist, or Works of Art
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - The Museum of Modern Art seeks to create a dialogue between the established and the experimental, the past and the present, in an environment that is responsive to the issues of modern and contemporary art, while being accessible to a public that ranges from scholars to young children.
Educator Resources:
K-12 Teachers
Group Visits - K-12 Groups
Lectures & Events
Research Resources
Educator Resources:
K-12 Teachers
- Workshops and Resources
- MoMA Educator Tips
- Online - MoMA Learning, The Online Collection, Destination Modern Art, Red Studio
- Professional Development Opportunities
Group Visits - K-12 Groups
Lectures & Events
Research Resources
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
TEACHERS
Online Resources & Loans
TEACHERS
Online Resources & Loans
- Lessons & Activities - Organized into thematic units, each grade-level-specific lesson plan focuses on a single work of art and can be executed within one to two class periods. These lessons meet National Art Education Association (NAEA) Visual Arts curriculum standards.
- Teacher Packets - Teaching packets are designed to permit flexibility in use. All are part of our free loan program with many available for immediate PDF download. They include a printed booklet with in-depth background information, suggestions for student activities supplemental image CDs or slides, and often with color study prints, timelines, and bibliographies We encourage you to review them, to select those images and information that are most useful to your teaching needs, and to adapt and shape the materials to your specific instructional objectives.
- Video - Covering a range of topics from ancient art to the twentieth century and studies of individual artists, DVDs bring art to your classroom or learning setting. Borrow for free, or preview select titles online. All are closed-captioned.
- Download Art - NGA Images is a repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art. On this website you can search, browse, share, and download images. A standards-based reproduction guide and a help section provide advice for both novices and experts. More than 29,000 open access digital images up to 3000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use. NGA Images is designed to facilitate learning, enrichment, enjoyment, and exploration.
- Classroom Posters - Art in the Classroom posters include activities that encourage careful looking, creative writing, and other curriculum connections.
- NGA Kids Interactives - NGAkids Art Zone interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity, these activities are suitable for all ages. Simply select a thumbnail image at the left or click one of the colorful banners above to learn more about each program.
- School Tours - Students encounter original works of art on tours that complement and enhance classroom learning. They will take time to look carefully, ask questions, and develop their own interpretations. Through open-ended discussion they will discover that questions seldom have a single answer and that art can possess multiple layers of meaning. Their shared endeavor, in which all voices are valued, becomes a powerful learning experience that will be memorable and meaningful.
- High School Programs - Through the high school programs at the National Gallery of Art, students engage with original works of art, learn to think critically about art and art history, and experience the museum as a resource for lifelong learning. Drawing on the Gallery’s permanent collections and special exhibitions, the programs are led by specially trained museum educators who facilitate interactive discussions.
- Art Around the Corner - Art Around the Corner is a set of programs that partners the National Gallery of Art with D.C-area Title I elementary schools. In Art Around the Corner, students visit the National Gallery to engage in critical- and creative-thinking activities to make meaning from art, acquire art vocabulary in context, and create art in response to what they see.
- Teacher Workshops - Workshops are designed to help teachers find meaning and pleasure in the visual arts. These programs introduce art in the Gallery's collection and special exhibitions, explore interdisciplinary curriculum connections, and model methods for teaching with art. All programs include teaching resource materials.
- Summer Teacher Institute - The Teacher Institute is a six-day seminar that helps K–12 teachers (of all subjects) strengthen their knowledge of art history while integrating visual art into classroom teaching. The program features lectures, gallery tours, teaching strategies, and hands-on learning experiences.
Philadelphia Museum of Art - As one of the largest museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites visitors from around the world to explore its renowned collections, acclaimed special exhibitions, and enriching programs, both in person and online.
Education Programs - The Division of Education of the Philadelphia Museum of Art relates, through interpretation, the Museum’s collections and its commitment to their preservation, study and display, to the needs and interests of a diverse audience. The department has developed nationally and internationally recognized programs for children, families, teachers, adult learners, and special audiences alike.
Online Resources, Loans, and Resources for Classrooms
Education Programs - The Division of Education of the Philadelphia Museum of Art relates, through interpretation, the Museum’s collections and its commitment to their preservation, study and display, to the needs and interests of a diverse audience. The department has developed nationally and internationally recognized programs for children, families, teachers, adult learners, and special audiences alike.
Online Resources, Loans, and Resources for Classrooms
- Distance Learning - Before, after, or even instead of a Museum tour, visit us from your classroom! Our award-winning Distance Learning virtual lessons provide engaging, highly interactive learning experiences, ideal for the 21st-century classroom. Using videoconferencing technology, we bring the Museum to you as a stand-alone lesson or in conjunction with an on-site Museum visit. Our lessons are designed to fit seamlessly into almost any area of classroom curricula and all lessons are aligned with Pennsylvania and Common Core state standards.Correlations between Museum lessons and Academic Standards: Pennsylvania State Standards | NJ State Standards | Common Core State Standards
- Lesson Plans by Primary Curricular Area and Academic Art Standard
- My Museum - Put together private galleries of your favorite objects from the Museum's online collection, customize your own tour, and share your discoveries.
- Objects with Teacher Resources
- Teaching Posters - Featuring notable works of art from the Museum’s collections, each set of teaching posters contains five or six posters related to a specific theme, as well as a resource book for teachers, all packaged in a plastic portfolio. Each full-color, laminated, 18 x 24-inch poster presents a large image of the artwork on the front and information, looking questions, maps, and related art projects on the back. The resource book contains worksheets, interdisciplinary activities, vocabulary, and annotated book lists. These materials can be used for grades K–12, with teachers' adaptations for age and ability.
- Teacher Programs - Whether in the galleries or in the classroom, the Museum offers a variety of programs, workshops, resources, and classes for teachers of all subjects and grade levels. To register for Teacher Workshops and VAST, call the Museum's Ticket Center at (215) 235-SHOW (7469) from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or stop by any Visitor Services Desk during Museum hours, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. There is a service charge of $3.00 ($2.50 for Museum members). There is no service charge for tickets purchased at the Museum.
- Tours & Programs
- Wachovia Education Resource Center - The Wachovia Education Resource Center, located in the Museum's Perelman Building, offers teachers an unequaled collection of materials, technology, and services to enhance teaching through connections between various curricular areas and the visual arts—all at no cost. Hours Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Picturing America
Great art speaks powerfully, inspires fresh thinking, and connects us to our past.
Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain a deeper appreciation of our country’s history and character through the study and understanding of its art.
The nation’s artistic heritage—our paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography—offers unique insights into the character, ideals, and aspirations of our country.
Picturing America, a far-reaching new program from the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association, brings this vital heritage to all Americans.
By bringing high-quality reproductions of notable American art into public and private schools, libraries, and communities, Picturing America gives participants the opportunity to learn about our nation’s history and culture in a fresh and engaging way. The program uses art as a catalyst for the study of America—the cultural, political, and historical threads woven into our nation’s fabric over time.
Collectively, the masterpieces in Picturing America, used in conjunction with the Teachers Resource Book and program Web site, help students experience the humanity of history and enhance the teaching and understanding of America’s past.
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Great art speaks powerfully, inspires fresh thinking, and connects us to our past.
Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain a deeper appreciation of our country’s history and character through the study and understanding of its art.
The nation’s artistic heritage—our paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography—offers unique insights into the character, ideals, and aspirations of our country.
Picturing America, a far-reaching new program from the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association, brings this vital heritage to all Americans.
By bringing high-quality reproductions of notable American art into public and private schools, libraries, and communities, Picturing America gives participants the opportunity to learn about our nation’s history and culture in a fresh and engaging way. The program uses art as a catalyst for the study of America—the cultural, political, and historical threads woven into our nation’s fabric over time.
Collectively, the masterpieces in Picturing America, used in conjunction with the Teachers Resource Book and program Web site, help students experience the humanity of history and enhance the teaching and understanding of America’s past.
Image Gallery
Smart History
ABOUT: Smarthistory at Khan Academy is the leading open educational resource for art history. We make high-quality introductory art history content freely available to anyone, anywhere. Smarthistory is a platform for the discipline where art historians contribute in their areas of expertise and learners come from across the globe. We offer nearly 500 videos and these are being translated into dozens of languages. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker created Smarthistory and are the Executive Editors. Videos are also available on Khanacademy.org and the Khan Academy app. Smarthistory and Khan Academy are 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporations.
Art can be fount by TIME, STYLE, ARTIST or THEMES
ABOUT: Smarthistory at Khan Academy is the leading open educational resource for art history. We make high-quality introductory art history content freely available to anyone, anywhere. Smarthistory is a platform for the discipline where art historians contribute in their areas of expertise and learners come from across the globe. We offer nearly 500 videos and these are being translated into dozens of languages. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker created Smarthistory and are the Executive Editors. Videos are also available on Khanacademy.org and the Khan Academy app. Smarthistory and Khan Academy are 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporations.
Art can be fount by TIME, STYLE, ARTIST or THEMES
Smithsonian Museum of American Art - The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the nation's first collection of American art, is an unparalleled record of the American experience. The collection captures the aspirations, character and imagination of the American people throughout three centuries. The museum is the home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world. Its artworks reveal key aspects of America's rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today.
Education - Our Space, Your Space, Cyber Space - The Smithsonian American Art Museum engages many audiences interested in learning about American art from many perspectives. Adults participate in docent-led tours and discussions. Students learn about American history through American art with engaging and reflective interactive tours and real-time video conferences. Our local and national programs for teachers offer year-long professional development opportunities. Extensive and award-winning online resources are a keyboard stroke away. Girl Scouts can earn our museum patch. Deaf and hearing visitors in the galleries and on-line can learn and share together through Art Signs.
To learn more about our Educational programs, visit the following links:
Education - Our Space, Your Space, Cyber Space - The Smithsonian American Art Museum engages many audiences interested in learning about American art from many perspectives. Adults participate in docent-led tours and discussions. Students learn about American history through American art with engaging and reflective interactive tours and real-time video conferences. Our local and national programs for teachers offer year-long professional development opportunities. Extensive and award-winning online resources are a keyboard stroke away. Girl Scouts can earn our museum patch. Deaf and hearing visitors in the galleries and on-line can learn and share together through Art Signs.
To learn more about our Educational programs, visit the following links:
- House Calls - For groups of middle and high school-age students unable to visit the American Art Museum in-person, due to incarceration or hospitalization, for instance, knowledgeable speakers will come to "your space" to share images and broad themes in American art and craft. For artworks, the focus is on historic context; for crafts, the focus is process. Sessions can include music, poetry, or hands-on activities. Our House Calls visits can be single sessions or multiple visits.
- Field Trips and Self-Guided Tours - At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, docent-led tours yield lively exchanges about our collections as windows on American history. The Renwick Gallery helps students glimpse through craft America's boundless creative spirit and offers them an opportunity to handle examples of contemporary objects and discuss process, material, and technique. By focusing on a few key artworks, we help integrate your visit with students' core classwork and standards of learning. Docents use teaching techniques of inquiry, guided looking, comparison, and hands-on learning. Pre-and post-visit materials are available.
- Classroom Videoconferences - Visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum without leaving your school! Free of charge, museum docents lead the study of U.S. history and culture using our extensive holdings of American art via real-time videoconferencing. We have already held Artful Connections with teachers and students across the country—from the Garden State to the Golden Gate!
- Education Office - American art is our foundation and inspiration. The purpose of the Education Office of the Smithsonian American Art Museum is to excite, challenge, and delight all learners. We strive to provide substantive opportunities and resources to build bridges between our local and distant learners and our collections. We endeavor to introduce American history—our ingenuity, ideals, creativity, and diversity—as revealed in American art. We seek to foster critical thinking skills, to heighten awareness of individual strengths and differences, and to create an environment in which learning and all learners can flourish.
- Education Resources - Student and teacher resources from the Smithsonian American Art Museum use visual arts to teach concepts central to social studies and language arts curricula. Intended for grade levels 4-12, these resources contain interactive or media-rich content and align with the Common Core State Standards. Some web features, such as online exhibitions, include content created specifically for classroom use, while other features contain primary sources such as artist interviews. Our resources are ideal for teachers who want to integrate artworks into core disciplines.
- Education Newsletter - Sign up for e-mail updates to stay current with opportunities for educators from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Updates will include feature articles announcing new online resources or highlighting best practice examples of teachers who integrate our collection into their curriculum. By subscribing, you will also be the first to hear about new school and teacher programs offered by the museum in our space, your space, and cyberspace.
Walters Art Museum - The Walters Art Museum brings art and people together for enjoyment, discovery, and learning. We strive to create a place where people of every background can be touched by art. We are committed to exhibitions and programs that will strengthen and sustain our community.
Educational Programs - The Walters offers a variety of engaging programs to complement the art on view for visitors of all ages. Whether you're looking for programs for adults or for kids and families, our offerings will provide you with educational, engaging, and entertaining experiences.
K-12 Teachers & Schools
Waltee's Quest - Waltee's Quest: The Case of the Lost Art is an online interactive adventure for kids!
Educational Programs - The Walters offers a variety of engaging programs to complement the art on view for visitors of all ages. Whether you're looking for programs for adults or for kids and families, our offerings will provide you with educational, engaging, and entertaining experiences.
K-12 Teachers & Schools
- School Programs
- Video Conferences - No fancy equipment required, just connect to the internet to discover centuries-old artifacts and the stories they reveal about Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. A museum educator will guide you through an interactive tour of the galleries while you share your comments and questions. Videoconferences last 30-45 minutes (depending upon topic and class time) and are ideal for middle and high school students.
- Integrating the Arts - These resources use the visual arts to teach concepts of social studies, science, language arts and math curricula. Designed for middle school students but adaptable for elementary and high school, all content including the printable lessons and flash interactives align with the Maryland State Curriculum. Ideal for visual arts teachers who want to integrate the arts into other disciplines or for non-arts teachers who want to venture into the world of art. Activities can be assigned as homework or in-class assignments.
- School Outreach Program - Free to in state students. Prepare students and build excitement for the museum field trip. Enhance school curriculum.
Waltee's Quest - Waltee's Quest: The Case of the Lost Art is an online interactive adventure for kids!