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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.

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.

Object Story: Stitching Statements and Sentiments
Explore quilt patterns that reflect women’s perspectives on the world and current events.

Object Story: Landscape with Riding and Walking Figures, a River, and a Village (Overmantel)
Painting made to hang over a mantle depicting various people along a pathway.