School tours
Elementary |
Curriculum Connections |
|---|---|
| Animals in Art | Art, ELA, Science, Social Studies |
| Discover the Gallery’s own animal kingdom through artworks that explore animals’ amazing attributes, homey habitats and roles in significant stories from many cultures. Come armed only with keen senses and animal facts. | |
| Genesee Journey | Art, ELA, Social Studies |
| Follow the stories of upstate New York, Rochester, and the Memorial Art Gallery itself through artworks in the Gallery’s collections. Portraits, landscapes and decorative objects all provide a glimpse into aspects of American life in the 18th and 19th centuries. | |
| Learning to Look: An Introduction to the Gallery | Art, ELA, Social Studies |
| What is an art museum? What can you learn by looking at an artwork? Students of all ages explore the Gallery’s collections through finding details, learning new vocabulary and sharing their own observations. | |
| Many Faces, Many Places | Art, ELA, Social Studies |
| Travel through time and space and hone observational skills on a cross-cultural world tour. Come face-toface with artworks such as masks, paintings and statues representing cultures from major world regions, including the Arctic, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, ancient Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa. | |
| From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Art, ELA |
| Based on the popular book by E.L. Konigsberg. Explore a real art museum like Jamie and Claudia (but only for an hour, not for a week), view and compare artworks similar to those described (but no bathing in the fountains) and imagine being a character in the story. This tour is particularly appropriate as a culminating activity for a class reading project. | |
To schedule a tour contact Mary Ann Monley at 585.276.8974, or mmonley@mag.rochester.edu
