Art museums Lesson Plans

Students explore art at an art museum. In this instructional activity about art, students travel to a museum and explore the art. Students practice drawing, search for certain kinds of art, and learn about reproducing art by someone else. Students will have a better overall understanding of art.

Students compare a picture of the Denver Art Museum's North Building to castles.  In this observation lesson, students compare the North Building to castles they have seen in photos, and use building blocks to build their own castles.  A photo and background information on the building is included at the end of the lesson.

Students create an original drawing that reinforces what was learned in a visit to the art museum. In this drawing lesson, students view original art work and verbally state what they notice about it. They then create their own drawing, and write an essay on the importance of art museums.

Learners explore the artistic elements in artworks.  In this original and reproduction lesson, students recognize the difference between an original and a reproduction.  Learners discuss the artist elements used in the reproduction. Students visit an art museum. Learners draw different shapes and lines. Students create questions about the elements in an artwork.

Learners participate in a visual arts instructional activity. instructional activity. In this art museum instructional activity, students practice their looking skills in a museum gallery. They experience a drawing exercise and discussion as they examine the difference in viewing an original piece of artwork and a reproduction.

Eighth graders explore the art pieces found in the Missoula Art Museum.  In this lesson, 8th graders select two pieces of art from the coyote section by going to the Missoula Art Museum website, then create a collage portrait from their selection.

Students take a trip to the local art museum. They discuss an artist's use of the elements of art in a work of art. Students are explained the difference between looking at a reproduction of work of art and looking at the original. They discuss the various roles of a museum.

Students sort, classify and count plane geometric figures during a visit to the art museum to compare twentieth-century paintings. They collect data and share what they observe. This lesson can be accomplished without a visit to the museum.

Students examine Greek vessels. In this Greek art lesson, students pay a visit to an art museum and investigate the attributes and uses of Greek vessels.

Have your class create their own art exhibit. Learners study the exchange of artwork between the Louvre in Paris and two American art museums, and create an introductory exhibit featuring European and American art from the Renaissance through the 20th century. Before embarking on this lesson, check the materials list to make sure you are prepared.