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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.
Object Story: Jar
Stoneware jar with unique decorations.
Object Story: Decorated Document Box
Decorated tin document box; decorated with red, white and yellow typical of the workshop of Elijah and Elisha North of Stevens Plains (now Westbrook), Maine 1806-1840.
Activity: Myth Busting!
Consider various myths told about the history of the United States and investigate their origins, different accounts, and how perspectives shape our understanding.
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.
Activity: Perspective Taking with Places and People in History
Use this activity to explore different points of view and perspectives depicted in historic artworks like The Burning of the Old South Church.
Object Story: Oval Bowl
Oval shaped bowl carved from the burl of a tree possibly carved by a Native American artisan.