These activities are designed to prepare your students for a School Visit to the Getty Center. Please complete the first two activities before your School Visit.

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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.

Video Introduction to the Getty Center
Grades/Level: Lower Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Middle School (6–8), High School (9–12)
Subjects: Visual Arts
Activity Overview: Students who will have a Guided Lesson at the Getty Center watch a video that introduces them to the Museum's collections and to the interactive teaching style practiced by our educators. As demonstrated in the video, students will be encouraged to share their personal reactions to works of art through discussion or writing activities. Self-Guiding teachers may wish to view the video(s) online as preparation for their visit to the Getty Center.

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: Students are taught how to see and learn more about works of art from close observation.

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