Lesson One For all levels

This lesson is intended as a first introduction for your students to their Art Museum and Collection.

Gallery Tour 1 hour

Students will take away an appreciation of the building and consider five or six works that cover a range of subjects, styles, media and purpose. No attempt is made to see everything but a selection will be made from our historical and contemporary painting, works on paper, sculpture, ceramics, glass and textiles collections.

Questions that arise from the visit include:

• Who chooses the art for the Collection?
• Why did they choose it?
• How do you organise which works are shown?
• How do you look after art?

Curriculum Links

• Visual Arts
  • Developing ideas, communicating ideas and understanding art in context
• English
  • Oral language: Listening and speaking
  • Visual language: Viewing and presenting
• Social Studies
  • Culture and heritage