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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Fireworks of Glass: The Art of Dale Chihuly

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore the ancient process of glassblowing and the science behind the art. Students will create their own sculptures, plan installations, and study renowned artist Dale Chihuly.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Julia Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a biographical look at architect Julia Morgan, who was the first woman allowed to attend the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She opened the field of architecture to women; her best-known project was...
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Alaska Department of Education: A Place for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development provides various resources specifically dedicated for teachers. Content includes teacher certification information, assessment information, curriculum and instruction...
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Alaska Department of Education: A Place for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development provides various resources specifically dedicated for teachers. Content includes teacher certification information, assessment information, curriculum and instruction...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Selma Burke

For Students 9th - 10th
Selma Burke discovered her love for sculpture as a young child and followed her passion to Harlem Renaissance New York, Parisian art studios, and even the White House.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts Curriculum

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An extremely well put together site full of information about the decorative arts, specifically the French decorative arts from about 1660 to 1790. Contains history, lesson plans, and even an image bank.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Art Nouveau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.
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Museum of Arts and Design: Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Website of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. Includes information about visiting the museum and its exhibits, resources for educators taking their students to the museum, and multimedia related to the museum.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit The Minneapolis Institute of Arts from your computer and see the permanent art collection as well as special exhibits. Also, read up on the latest news concerning the museum, shop online, and check out the "Interactive Media"...
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Cincinnati Art Museum: Teacher Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The CAM highlights several of the master works found in their permanent collection. View such big names as Chagall and Van Gogh. Along with background on each artist and the artwork, there are cross-curricular connections and suggested...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Needleword in the Eighteenth Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful presentation of needlework from 1700s America, accompanied by an explanation of the type of education girls and young women received during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and how fabric arts were a prominent part of...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 2: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
In this second unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students are shown how to explain what the meaning of art is, they learn about the function of art in different cultures, why so much value is placed on art and cultural items, and...
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Mississippi Museum of Art: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson is the largest museum in the state, and has the largest collection of art by and about Mississippians. The collection is also notably strong in 19th and 20th century American landscape paintings,...
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New Britain Museum of American Art

For Students Pre-K - 1st
New Britain Museum of American Art main page. Three Centuries of American art broken out into six era's. Under Education teachers can get lesson plans and learning activities for students like ABCs, puzzles and printable coloring book...
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Museum Network (UK)

Museum Netowrk: "A Wooded Landscape With a Waterfall" by Jacob Van Ruisdael

For Students 9th - 10th
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "A Wooded Landscape with a Waterfall" by the Dutch Baroque painter,...
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Museum Network (UK)

Museum Network: "View at Ornans" by Gustav Courbet

For Students 9th - 10th
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "View at Ornans" by the French nineteenth century realist painter,...
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Museum Network (UK)

Museum Network: "Landscape With a Watermill" by Francois Boucher

For Students 9th - 10th
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "Landscape with a Watermill" by the French Rococo painter, Francois...
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Walker Art Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to visit the Walker Art Center's permanent collection and virtual artist studio. Also, read about artists and past and upcoming exhibits.
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The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum resource provides images, education resources, and a wonderful biography of artist Norman Rockwell.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Places

For Students 3rd - 8th
An educational website exploring the theme of "place" in artwork. How does "place" inspire one? How is it represented and why? What do we learn about places from art? You can find some answers here.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Art Resources & Stuff Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
As the website states, there is "everything but the kitchen sink" here. Find resources for art education, podcasts, museums and galleries around the world, an artist encyclopedia, student artwork, art schools, art blogs, architecture,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: A Vision of Puerto Rico

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual look at a wide-ranging mix of art and artifacts that visually represent Puerto Rico's culture and history. With thematic overviews of everyday life on the island, music, families, and religion along with many useful educational...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Educational Insights: The Headless Horseman

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive demonstration that reveals the literary content of John Quidor's painting The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane. Roll over elements in Quidor's painting to find connections to Washington Irving's tale of the...