Educator Resources

Profundiza en Birthday Party (Fiesta de cumpleaños) de la artista de Chicago Margaret Burroughs. Observa detalladamente, aprende sobre Burroughs y su obra, y saca nuevas ideas para tu propia creación artística.

Take a deep dive into Birthday Party by Chicago artist Margaret Burroughs. Engage in slow looking, learn about Burroughs and her work, and get new ideas for your own art making.

Profundiza en Twilight (Crepúsculo) del artista Hale Woodruff. Observa detalladamente, aprende sobre Woodruff y su obra, y saca nuevas ideas para tu propia creación artística.

Join museum conservators in their laboratories as they use science to investigate and care for works of art. 

Engage with the questions for looking, ideas for making, and contextual information provided to take a deep dive into Twilight, by artist Hale Woodruff.

Take a deep dive into artworks, classroom activities, and more.

Word banks are a great tool for helping you improve your vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing skills. This activity uses works of art to help you generate your own word bank.

Word banks are a great tool for helping you improve your vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing skills. This activity is designed to help you make connections between words and images.

Works of art can tell stories. This activity asks you to look carefully at works of art in order to find the key elements of a story.

What colors, shapes, and patterns do you see in this window? How would the world outside appear if you were looking through it?

What can you guess about the person who lives in this room? Use clues to learn about Vincent van Gogh and the unique decorations in his bedroom.

Create your very own portrait using unconventional materials and objects, just like Francis Picabia. Explore the read aloud link for “Walter was Worried” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger to make connections between portraiture and personalities.

Play with texture, smooth lines, and cracked surfaces using Yoko Ono’s Mended Petal. Enjoy the read aloud link for “Inch by Inch” by Leo Lionni and discover how the inchworm can measure this tall sculpture and other objects.

The artist Willem de Kooning used large movements and brush strokes known as “action painting”. Explore this technique and more by creating shapes of your own.

Strike a pose! Explore movement and create your very own sculpture inspired by the work of Alberto Giacometti. Enjoy the read aloud link to make connections between this artwork and the book, “From Head to Toe” by Eric Carle.