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Chinese, Japanese, & Korean Immigration to the U. S.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study immigration of people from Southeast Asian countries to the United States. Pupils create maps and geographically illustrate the immigration. Using the internet, students research an assigned topic. They write an essay...
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Take Me to the River

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn about a different way of life.  In this river and dams lesson, students discuss  the Hoover Dam.  Students then view pictures of the Hoover Dam, discuss the impact of dams, and compare life before and after...
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Phoenix Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Opened in 1959, the Phoenix Art Museum contains nearly 16,000 works, with collections from around the world (American, Asian, European, Latin American, and Western American); along with Fashion Design and the Thorne Miniature Rooms as...
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Portland Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the Portland Art Museum "plaza" to explore current exhibits and the museum collections, which range from Northwest and Native American art to European and American art, silver, and contemporary art. The Gilkey Center for Graphic...
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Allen Memorial Art Museum Oberlin College

For Students 9th - 10th
Located at Oberlin College in Ohio. The museum highlights 17th century Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern European and contemporary American art.
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Seattle Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The 23,000 objects in the collections of the Seattle Art Museum represent ancient to modern cultures. Areas include Asian Art, African Art, Northwest Coast Native American art, modern art, European painting, and decorative arts.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion: Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
The Krannert Art Museum provides a great collection of artwork from all over the world. Click on "collections" to access images of African, Egyptian, America-Pre-Columbian, USA, Ancient Gandhara, China, India, Japan, Thailand, Greece,...
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Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna

For Students 9th - 10th
This beautiful and historic museum houses maninly European art. Highlights include Renaissance and Baroque paintings from Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany.
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Joslyn Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha features a collection that spans the ages from antiquity to the present, with emphasis on 19th and 20th century art from Europe and America. Native American art includes decorated objects, drawings, and...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).
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Gothenburg Museum of Art: The Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art collection covering about six hundred years of Nordic and European art. You can search the collection by artist, time period, or gallery, and even take online tours.
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Mead Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in Amherst, MA. The Mead Art Museum houses the art collections of Amherst College, some 14,000 works acquired since 1839. It includes one of the nation's finest collegiate collections of American art, also European art,...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Highlights

For Students 9th - 10th
The MFA's collection of European decorative arts and sculpture include approximately 22,000 works of art from the seventh century until the present day. Click on 'View All Works' to access the collection.
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The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hermitage is home to vast collections of art and artifacts dating from paleolithic times and continuing forward into the present day. With a variety of search capabilities, zoom and panoramic features, analytical discussions, and...
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Modern and Contemporary Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Institute's collection of modern and contemporary art is one of the most comprehensive of any museum and includes two icons of 20th-century American art: Grant Wood's American Gothic and Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. The museum has...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Besides viewing the collections and exhibits at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can view the "Timeline of Art History" and other useful resources at this site.
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Norton Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum is internationally known for its collection featuring 19th and 20th century European and American art, Chinese, contemporary art and photography.
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The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultues: Medieval Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art of medieval Europe in this historical overview and image gallery with detailed descriptions of each object, from the collection of the British Museum.
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Toledo Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in Toledo, OH. A fine collection of world-famous works of art from various periods throughout history. Although located in a smaller mid-western city, you'll be surprised at what it has to offer.
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Museum of International Folk Art: Carnival Around the World; Venice, Italy

For Students 9th - 10th
From the exhibit "Carnaval Around the World" at the Museum of International Folk Art, we have a feature page on the celebration as it occurs in Venice, Italy. With a description, photos, map and audio clip this is a nice glimpse into...
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Museum of International Folk Art: Carnaval Around the World; Basel, Switzerland

For Students 9th - 10th
From the exhibit "Carnaval Around the World" at the Museum of International Folk Art, we have a feature page on the celebration as it occurs in Basel, Switzerland. With a description, photos, map and audio clip this is a nice glimpse...
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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
A great museum with a wonderful collection. See works of art, schedule tours for students, and see current (and past) exhibitions. Located in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Art Institute of Chicago, browse the full scope and focus of the museum's collections of French impressionism, photography, architectural drawing, European decorative arts, American art, textiles, African art,...
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Detroit Institute of Arts: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Detroit Institute of Arts is the fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States, with over 60,000 works. Individual artworks may be viewed in "Collections". Areas include Asian art, African, Oceanic, and New World art, ancient...