Lesson 1 - LearningThroughMuseums
Lesson 1 - LearningThroughMuseums
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