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Museum Activity #1: Animals, Art, and Attitude
Museum-Activity: #1
Materials - Copies worksheets, pencils, and clipboard, notebook or other surface to lean on.
Activity - Gallery Walk and Sketch
Animals are used as subject matter in paintings, as sculpture, and as decorative art on many art objects across time and culture. If possible, the teacher/guide should visit the museum prior to the field trip to select the gallery for this activity. Of special interest are the Greek/Roman, the Pre-Columbian, and the Egyptian galleries.
Students record their findings about artwork that uses animals as part of the subject matter. Teacher/guides should first model the exercise, point out the boundaries to the gallery, and allow students to sketch and move about the gallery. Review museum etiquette. The exercise ends with students sharing one of the pieces that they used and the questions that they wrote. Thumbnail sketches are quick and simple.
Tips and Pitfalls
Several students will most likely select the same work of art. Have students share questions that have not been asked before. Move the group around the gallery. Most groups will have a maximum of 10 students and sharing of the activity should be easy.
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