Museums collect and exhibit original works of art, while most students today are surrounded by reproductions and mass-produced objects. Try these simple activities with your class to build their understanding of how to learn from, and care for, singular objects.
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Protecting Art for Future Generations
Grades/Level: Lower Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Middle School (6–8), High School (9–12)
Subjects: Visual Arts
Activity Overview: It's only natural for visitors to want to touch the beautiful works of art they see in the Museum. Usually they don't realize the cumulative damage that results when many people touch an object, even very lightly. Before your visit, this simple activity will help your students understand why they should avoid touching art in the Museum.
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Thirty-Second Look—Getty Center
Grades/Level: Lower Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Middle School (6–8), High School (9–12)
Subjects: Visual Arts, English—Language Arts
Activity Overview: Looking closely takes time, but most people spend less than 30 seconds with a work of art. Learning to slow down, fully experience, and make meaning from a work of art is a key goal of Getty School Visits. Use the following activity to prompt students to look carefully and to develop new vocabulary using a work of art.
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