Harvard Art Museums
Schedule a group guided tour at the Harvard Art Museums. The Art Study Center at the Harvard Art Museums encourages extended interactions with original works of art. By appointment, groups can request objects not currently on display in the galleries, facilitating self-directed teaching and learning from works in all media. Students will explore drawings, sculptures, paintings, and much more at this massive art museum housing more than 250,000 pieces of art.
supports classroom learning in:
Art, Social Studies
topics covered:
Painting, Drawing, Making Connections, Asian Studies, European Studies
contact info
Phone: 617-495-9400
Email: [email protected]
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Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums are comprised of three separate museums -- the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and Arthur M. Sackler Museum. The Fogg Museum is renowned for its holdings of Western paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings dating from the Middle Ages to the present. The Busch-Reisinger Museum’s holdings include significant works of Austrian Secession art, German expressionism, 1920s abstraction, and materials related to the Bauhaus. The Arthur M. Sackler Museum is dedicated to works from Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.
contact info
Hrs: 10AM-5PM Daily.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
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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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Schedule a group guided tour at the Harvard Art Museums. The Art Study Center at the Harvard Art Museums encourages extended interactions with original works of art. By appointment, groups can request objects not currently on display in the galleries, facilitating self-directed teaching and learning from works in all media. Scouts will explore drawings, sculptures, paintings, and much more at this massive art museum housing more than 250,000 pieces of art.
supports scout badges in:
Art, Social Studies
topics covered:
Painting, Drawing, Making Connections, Asian Studies, European Studies
contact info
Phone: 617-495-9400
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums are comprised of three separate museums -- the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and Arthur M. Sackler Museum. The Fogg Museum is renowned for its holdings of Western paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings dating from the Middle Ages to the present. The Busch-Reisinger Museum’s holdings include significant works of Austrian Secession art, German expressionism, 1920s abstraction, and materials related to the Bauhaus. The Arthur M. Sackler Museum is dedicated to works from Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.
contact info
Hrs: 10AM-5PM Daily.
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.
View Lesson Plan>>Harvard Art Museums
Schedule a group guided tour at the Harvard Art Museums. The Art Study Center at the Harvard Art Museums encourages extended interactions with original works of art. By appointment, groups can request objects not currently on display in the galleries, facilitating self-directed teaching and learning from works in all media. Campers will explore drawings, sculptures, paintings, and much more at this massive art museum housing more than 250,000 pieces of art.
topics covered:
Painting, Drawing, Making Connections, Asian Studies, European Studies
contact info
Phone: 617-495-9400
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums are comprised of three separate museums -- the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and Arthur M. Sackler Museum. The Fogg Museum is renowned for its holdings of Western paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings dating from the Middle Ages to the present. The Busch-Reisinger Museum’s holdings include significant works of Austrian Secession art, German expressionism, 1920s abstraction, and materials related to the Bauhaus. The Arthur M. Sackler Museum is dedicated to works from Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.
contact info
Hrs: 10AM-5PM Daily.
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.
View Lesson Plan>>Harvard Art Museums
Schedule a group guided tour at the Harvard Art Museums. The Art Study Center at the Harvard Art Museums encourages extended interactions with original works of art. By appointment, groups can request objects not currently on display in the galleries, facilitating self-directed teaching and learning from works in all media. Students will explore drawings, sculptures, paintings, and much more at this massive art museum housing more than 250,000 pieces of art.
supports classroom learning in:
Art, Social Studies
topics covered:
Painting, Drawing, Making Connections, Asian Studies, European Studies
contact info
Phone: 617-495-9400
Email: [email protected]
INFO
ABOUT
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums are comprised of three separate museums -- the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and Arthur M. Sackler Museum. The Fogg Museum is renowned for its holdings of Western paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings dating from the Middle Ages to the present. The Busch-Reisinger Museum’s holdings include significant works of Austrian Secession art, German expressionism, 1920s abstraction, and materials related to the Bauhaus. The Arthur M. Sackler Museum is dedicated to works from Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.
contact info
Hrs: 10AM-5PM Daily.
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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