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Students study and inquire what museum curators do and their responsibilities of collecting, displaying, researching, maintaining, and promoting their collections. They research an art museum and choose one work of art that is their "most valuable art" and present this artwork, their findings, and interpretation to the class.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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1 hr

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