EUROPEAN VOYAGES
HUNTINGTON ART GALLERY
Grades 4 through 12
Addresses California Visual and Performing Arts Standards:
1.0 Artistic Perception
3.0 Historical and Cultural Context
4.0 Aesthetic Valuing
Explore the Huntington’s collection of 18th-century British and French Art housed in the Huntington mansion. Tours include stops in period rooms and in-depth looks at paintings, sculptures and/or decorative arts.
Wednesdays and ThursdaysProgram Begins at 10 a.m.
Duration: 90 minutes
Maximum of 70 students
DATESOct. 9 through Dec. 4
Jan. 8 through May 22
Vocabulary lists and lesson plansSelected images from the Huntington Gallery
DISCOVERING ART
HUNTINGTON ART GALLERY
Grades K through 3
Addresses California Visual and Performing Arts Standards:
1.0 Artistic Perception
2.0 Creative Expression
3.0 Historical and Cultural Context
4.0 Aesthetic Valuing
A program for primary grade levels that introduces children to basic concepts in art such as line, shape, color and texture, utilizing original art objects in the gallery.
Fridays OnlyProgram begins at 10 a.m.
Duration: 75 minutes
Accommodates a maximum of 50 students per day
DATESOct. 11 through Dec. 13
Jan. 10 through May 23
Vocabulary lists and lesson plans
AMERICAN ADVENTURES
VIRGINIA STEELE SCOTT GALLERIES OF AMERICAN ART
Grades K through 12
Addresses California Visual and Performing Arts Standards:
1.0 Artistic Perception
3.0 Historical and Cultural Context
4.0 Aesthetic Valuing
Dialogue based tours focus on helping students to develop critical thinking and speaking skills with diverse artworks from 1700-1980 and of various media. Theme based tours encourage students to look, think and discuss their ideas and perceptions. Docents are trained to follow students’ interests.
Thursdays and FridaysProgram begins at 10 a.m.
Duration: 60 minutes (K–3), 90 minutes (4–12)
Accommodates a maximum of 70 students
DATESOct. 10 through Dec. 6
Jan. 9 through May 23
Vocabulary lists and lesson plans
EXPLORATIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
LIBRARY AND AMERICAN ART GALLERIESGrades 5, 8, and 11
History-Social Science Content Standards: 5.5 Causes of the American Revolution
History-Social Science Analysis Skill Standards: Research, Evidence, and Point-of-View
English-Language Arts Content Standards: Reading Comprehension: 2.3
Designed to complement the American history curriculum, this program focuses on primary source materials and artworks that document important events in our nation’s past. Students will visit both the Library and Scott Galleries of American Art.
Wednesdays Only
Program begins at 10 a.m.
Duration: 90 minutes
Maximum of 70 students
DATES
Nov. 13 through Dec. 11
Jan. 8 through May 21
WEBSITE
huntington.org/explorations
Special Exhibitions
The Huntington is now offering docent-led school tours of many of our temporary art exhibitions. These tours focus on an individual artist or theme. Contact
school programs for more information.