Tours for 5th - 12th grade
Description
Tours cover various themes so students can connect their museum experience with classroom lessons. The Nerman Museum education staff develops curricula and oversees educational use of the collection and exhibitions according to state and national standards. All of our programs focus on developing cultural understanding, critical thinking, art appreciation, and visual literacy. There are guided looking activities and question prompts in addition to context and artist info at each tour stop. At the intermediate level, the transitions theme guides students through an investigation of diversity with a focus on narrative art and portraits.
Offered At
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art has one of the top internationally acclaimed collections of emerging and established artists today. Public Art Review magazine named JCCC as one of the top 10 university/college campuses for public art in America, citing the sculptures, paintings, textiles and ceramics installed throughout the campus. The museum presents many of the region's most important exhibitions of leading-edge contemporary art, as well as dynamic and diverse educational programming.
Details
Subjects
20th Century, Modern History, Native Americans, Women's History, Visual Arts, Speaking & Listening
Capacity
100 students, 1 chap. per 5 stu.
Duration
60 min.
Activity
Field Trip
Grades
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12