The Castles of Wales

Commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with a packet of cross-curricular literacy lessons and activities centered around two of the Bard's most popular plays, Macbeth and The Tempest. Class members look for...

A lot went on in Medieval Castles, and they were an obvious symbol of feudal power. Have learners use clay to make a Medieval-style castle to show what they know about Europe during the Dark Ages. This resource provides basic background...

A video [7:19] about Josef Herman's archival sketches of Wales in the 1940's.

Met curator Asher Miller on improvisation in Eugene Delacroix's The Abduction of Rebecca. Throughout his career, Delacroix was inspired by the novels of Sir Walter Scott, a favorite author of the French Romantics. This painting depicts a...

Students research the architecture and agricultural products of European countries during the Middle Ages. Then they research the climates that are best for growing grapes or other crops. Students also sculpt a replica of a castle and...

This resource describes the history of a dance callled the Castle Walk, which was popular in the early 1900's. Includes information on the orgins of the dance, as well as text and images from a dance manual of the period.

Discover the acoustical properties of brass instruments from this well researched site provided by the University of New South Wales. Everything from lip control to bell shape is discussed as it applies to frequencies and harmonics.

Understand castles perfectly with this comprehensive list of terminology. Many of the terms on this site are illustrated with a photograph for understanding.

A video [3:45] of Historiated Capitals from the Crossing of the Church of Sant Miquel of the Castle of Camarasa (Noguera) in Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Palau Nacional, Barcelona. The video is narrated by Khan Academy's Dr. Beth...

National Museum Cardiff, part of National Museum Wales, is actually two museums in one - a natural history museum and the art galleries, which contain works which represent more than five hundred years of art. Scroll down the home page...