Curated OER
Mongolian Museum
Students act as curator of a Mongolian museum and create a brochure detailing a new exhibit of artifacts. The brochure include a floor plan of the exhibit and a description that be used in the museum tour.
Curated OER
The Fourth Plinth
Students examine London landmarks. In this government lesson, students read a selection (the selection is not included) regarding an art project in London. Students discuss the content of the reading selection.
Curated OER
TE Activity: Tears in Rain
Pupils examine photographs before writing captions for them. They develop visual literacy as they see how photographs are manipulated to show the effects of acid rain. They rewrite the photo captions after a class discussion.
University College London
Univ. College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs Late Old Kingdom to 12th Dyn
Burial customs change from above ground mastabas to underground burial chambers in the late Old Kingdom. Click on the pictures to see the many kinds of objects found in these chambers. Some commentary, but lots of pictures and hyperlinks...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
PBS
Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Art and Architecture
The New Kingdom pharaohs moved from building pyramids to temples. Read about the temples, where they were, and the uses in this PBS article.
Other
Crazy Horse Memorial: Crazy Horse Black Hills, South Dakota
Official website of the carving in progress. A moving memorial to the spirit of Native Americans. Be sure to view the carving through the live webcam. Beautiful!
Other
Crazy Horse Memorial: Crazy Horse Black Hills, South Dakota
Official website of the carving in progress. A moving memorial to the spirit of Native Americans. Be sure to view the carving through the live webcam. Beautiful!
Tech4Learning
Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Tombs
A large selection of photos from tombs, memorials and mausoleums. This site is a fantastic visual reference for a history or art class. Simply click on an photo to view the larger image.
University of Sydney (Australia)
Univ. Of Sydney: Buddhist Architecture at Pagan, Burma
This is a good site for those interested in the different images associated with the Eastern religion, Buddhism. It Specializes in different types of Buddha imagery. Very useful for those studying the integration of art and religion in...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Nouveau
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.
University of Oxford (UK)
Beazley Archive: Kouros
Illustrated dictionary entry for Kouros, statues that represented the young male population. Describes where these statues were placed and what they represented.
Rudiments of Wisdom
Rudiments of Wisdom: Statues
A kid-friendly introduction to statues and how they are made. All of the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: William Ordway Partridge
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, William Ordway Partridge is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture (portrait busts and statues).