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Westmoreland Museum of American Art
View over 500 objects from 1750 to the present day, including a new collection of contemporary, post-1950 works at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The museum's permanent collection includes American decorative arts, portraiture, sculpture, landscape painting, as well as the 19th-century collection of fraktur, featuring watercolor and ink calligraphy. Exhibits have focused on the work of individual artists, and themes and storytelling in different genres of American art. Tour with a docent or take a self-guided tour, available for groups of less than 10.
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Hrs: Tues.-Sun. 11AM-5PM, Wed. 11AM-7PM.
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FUN FACTS
– Vincent Van Gogh created over 2,000 works during his lifetime. However, he was only ever able to sell one of his paintings while he was alive.
– Leonardo Da Vinci was left-handed. He took notes from right-to-left instead of the English language standard left-to-right.
– Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned regarding the theft of Mona Lisa in 1911. He was released without being charged.
– In late 1961, Henri Matisse’s painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for 46 days before anyone noticed.
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Westmoreland Museum of American Art
View over 500 objects from 1750 to the present day, including a new collection of contemporary, post-1950 works at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The museum's permanent collection includes American decorative arts, portraiture, sculpture, landscape painting, as well as the 19th-century collection of fraktur, featuring watercolor and ink calligraphy. Exhibits have focused on the work of individual artists, and themes and storytelling in different genres of American art. Tour with a docent or take a self-guided tour, available for groups of less than 10.
contact info
Hrs: Tues.-Sun. 11AM-5PM, Wed. 11AM-7PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Art Museum Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
– Vincent Van Gogh created over 2,000 works during his lifetime. However, he was only ever able to sell one of his paintings while he was alive.
– Leonardo Da Vinci was left-handed. He took notes from right-to-left instead of the English language standard left-to-right.
– Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned regarding the theft of Mona Lisa in 1911. He was released without being charged.
– In late 1961, Henri Matisse’s painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for 46 days before anyone noticed.
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