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Activity: Portrait Investigations

Investigate the person in a portrait using clues and information from primary sources, images, and through research.

Activity: Write a Museum Label

Practice writing a museum label for an object or artwork.

Activity: Think like a Collector

Examine a museum collection for themes and commonalities and consider what the collection represents about a community.

Activity: Curating a Classroom Museum

Create a classroom museum about American history and culture.

Activity: Mahogany, Walnut, or Journeyman's Price?

Examine the ways economic factors influence decision making.

Front view of ovoid jar with handles near the top, decorated with blue pigment and incised decorations, with a flower in a checkered pot at the center and the initials “IS” below.

Object Story: Jar

Stoneware jar with unique decorations.

The Common Good

Americans are known for their commitment to individual freedom: freedom to make their own choices, freedom to speak their mind, and freedom to come and go as they please.

Identity on Display

Among the many unique traits we have as humans is our ability create, learn, and share different ways of knowing our world.

Bowl made from dappled burl wood with curved, U-shaped rim and cutout handles.

Object Story: Oval Bowl

Oval shaped bowl carved from the burl of a tree possibly carved by a Native American artisan.

View of eight quilts displayed in a museum gallery with a spinning wheel placed in the center of the room.

Object Story: Stitching Statements and Sentiments

Explore quilt patterns that reflect women’s perspectives on the world and current events.