Museum Resources

Information on preparing and planning trips for children and families to museums. Also includes educational information compiled from museum resources and exhibits.

Resources in this category:

ArtsConnectEd: Classroom
http://www.artsconnected.org/classroom/

This resource, from the Walker Art Center at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, contains a searchable database of lesson plans and resources for adults and children. They even provide a guide of creative ways to use the site effectively.

ArtsEdge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/

Allows you to explore the arts in three ways: lesson plans and activities for students, articles that connect you to other educators, and multi-media exploration. A program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Arts and Education Network (ArtsEdge) even provides a spotlight section with an overview and compilation of media and lesson plans on specific topics.

ArtsEdNet- The Getty’s Art Education Web Site
http://www.getty.edu/education/

Do anything from planning a visit to connecting with other art educators. With a variety of lesson plans for grades K-12 as well as listings for opportunities for professional development, it allows you to integrate art with science, history, and a variety of other subjects.

Design Museum - Discover Design
http://designmuseum.org/discoverdesign/

Do you ever think about why things are the way they are? Discover design asks you to look at photographs of everyday objects and ask, What do you see? What is it made of? What does it do? Start discovering design with this fun website.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Explore and Learn
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp

Education resources at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met). Sections on artists, themes, timelines, and links to various resources provided by the museum to educators. Even download a family guide for visits to the museum.

Modern Teachers
http://www.moma.org/modernteachers/

Gives guides, images, and lesson plans about modern art. Run by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), it includes lessons for everything from architecture to film, and from art making to research.

NGA Classroom: For Teachers and Students
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/index.mhtm

Created by the National Gallery of Art, it provides resources and information about the museum's collection. It also includes interactive lesson plans to prepare for a museum visit or just to explore the museum collection.

Smithsonian Education
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/index.html

A resource for teachers, parents, and students provided by the Smithsonian institute. Allows you to browse lesson plans, prepare for family visits, and explore child friendly museum collections. It even includes a Grandparent's Guide to the Smithsonian.