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Using Museum Images to Illustrate Ideas The British Museum: s.aspx The British Museum: s.aspxhttp:// s.aspxhttp:// s.aspx The Sutton Hoo Treasures: “…love of beauty, joy in creation, perfection in craftsmanship [flourished] in the Dark Ages…” ~ Rupert Bruce-Mitford The Sutton Hoo Treasures: “…love of beauty, joy in creation, perfection in craftsmanship [flourished] in the Dark Ages…” ~ Rupert Bruce-Mitford
Using Museum Images to Teach a Particular Form The Johnson Art Museum: hb118.html The Johnson Art Museum: hb118.htmlhttp:// hb118.htmlhttp:// hb118.html Vanitas Paintings: “Vanitas paintings…have their own internal logic… and are meant to challenge the intellect…” Vanitas Paintings: “Vanitas paintings…have their own internal logic… and are meant to challenge the intellect…”
Using Museum Images as a Hook to Interest Students in a Topic The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: abase/ abase/ abase/ abase/ The Puritans: How can you identify this man as a Puritan? What elements convey this? The Puritans: How can you identify this man as a Puritan? What elements convey this?
Virtual Tours The Dickens Museum: The Dickens Museum: What elements make this home Victorian? What elements make this home Victorian? The Peabody Essex Museum: The Peabody Essex Museum: What elements characterize Chinese homes? What elements characterize Chinese homes?
Using Museum Archives to Bring History to Life The Smithsonian: The Smithsonian: true?_pageLabel=detail&negNum= &action=detail true?_pageLabel=detail&negNum= &action=detail true?_pageLabel=detail&negNum= &action=detail true?_pageLabel=detail&negNum= &action=detail The Voting Machine (illustration) The Voting Machine (illustration) The Foundling Hospital Museum: The Foundling Hospital Museum: Recordings of former residents Recordings of former residents
Prepared by Eileen Bach Prepared by Eileen Bach Concordia International School Shanghai Concordia International School Shanghai C C. 2010