World History
- Smithsonian Urban Legends
With permission, I am republishing the post Smithsonian Urban Legends written by Jennie Weber. I think it is interesting and worth publishing again. ----------- Smithsonian Magazine had an article on urban myths (to refute) them recently. My personal...
- Byzantine Art At The National Gallery
If you teach in the Washington, DC area, send your kids to the National Gallery of Art in October to see their collection of Byzantine art. The exhibit opens on October 6th and continues until March. According to the museum, "the exhibition explores...
- Google Launches Art Talk Series
Google's Art project, which I wrote about last year, allows you to create your own art collection using their library of museums. For example, you could create a gallery for anything you're studying, like Hinduism, or Greece. Tonight, according...
- Fakebook Gallery And Project Ideas
I've done a number of posts on Fakebook which allows you to create a historical discussion between many people, put in their pictures, have friends, etc. In fact it looks very much like the real thing, but no login/password is required...
- Acropolis Museum In Greece
Maine teacher, Richard Byrne, has put together a site called ?Free technology for Teachers.? In March, he posted ?7 Good resources for Art Teachers and Students.? One of the sources he posted is called the Art Project and I love it. It?s powered by Google...
World History
Artwork for One and All
The National Gallery of Art and other museums like the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam have begun uploading and offering their artwork to the public to view and and download as they like. In a statement in The NY Times, National Gallery spokesperson, Deborah Ziska, says: "I don?t think anyone thinks we've cheapened the image of the Mona Lisa. people have gotten past that, and they still want to go to the Louvre to see the real thing. It?s a new, 21st-century way of respecting images."
So, if your students are studying art in any period of history, they might take a look at the National Gallery of Art's online exhibit, or the Google Art Project. But not all museums allow you to copy and download digitized images. According to the Times, for example, The National Gallery of London has digitized over 2500 artworks but does not allow for free downloads. Open Culture also has a story about this new trend.
So, if your students are studying art in any period of history, they might take a look at the National Gallery of Art's online exhibit, or the Google Art Project. But not all museums allow you to copy and download digitized images. According to the Times, for example, The National Gallery of London has digitized over 2500 artworks but does not allow for free downloads. Open Culture also has a story about this new trend.
- Smithsonian Urban Legends
With permission, I am republishing the post Smithsonian Urban Legends written by Jennie Weber. I think it is interesting and worth publishing again. ----------- Smithsonian Magazine had an article on urban myths (to refute) them recently. My personal...
- Byzantine Art At The National Gallery
If you teach in the Washington, DC area, send your kids to the National Gallery of Art in October to see their collection of Byzantine art. The exhibit opens on October 6th and continues until March. According to the museum, "the exhibition explores...
- Google Launches Art Talk Series
Google's Art project, which I wrote about last year, allows you to create your own art collection using their library of museums. For example, you could create a gallery for anything you're studying, like Hinduism, or Greece. Tonight, according...
- Fakebook Gallery And Project Ideas
I've done a number of posts on Fakebook which allows you to create a historical discussion between many people, put in their pictures, have friends, etc. In fact it looks very much like the real thing, but no login/password is required...
- Acropolis Museum In Greece
Maine teacher, Richard Byrne, has put together a site called ?Free technology for Teachers.? In March, he posted ?7 Good resources for Art Teachers and Students.? One of the sources he posted is called the Art Project and I love it. It?s powered by Google...