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Lesson 1 - LearningThroughMuseums

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For teacher-guided museum tours, you must consult with the MAPS staff liaison at the museum to<br />

plan your tour. He/she will help you select works of art to view, plan a path through the museum, and<br />

organize related activities.<br />

For additional information about works of art in the museum’s collections and planning a visit with<br />

students, the Art Institute’s website has various resources:<br />

General website:<br />

www.artic.edu/aic<br />

Student Programs:<br />

http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/tours/index.html<br />

Teacher Programs:<br />

http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/teachers.html<br />

Search the museum’s collections:<br />

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/<br />

Classroom lesson plans and museum self-guides:<br />

http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/trc/lessonplans.html<br />

On-line modules (including videos):<br />

http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/onlinelearning/index.html<br />

Additionally, the Crown Family Educator Resource Center (http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/trc/<br />

index.html) at the Art Institute has a library of printed and electronic resources about the museum’s<br />

collection to help you plan a museum visit or additional classroom activities.<br />

Day 1: Preparing to visit the museum<br />

● Time Allotment<br />

45 minutes<br />

● Materials<br />

• Reproductions of artworks (select from works from the MAPS curriculum that you plan to see<br />

when you visit the museum)<br />

• Video “Your Museum Visit”<br />

● Advance Preparation<br />

• Prepare to show the video “Your Museum Visit.”<br />

• Register for a student tour to the Art Institute online and review Background Information<br />

section of the lesson.<br />

124 • <strong>Lesson</strong> 8: A Visit to the Art Museum

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