Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented either by artists, museums, or other venues communicate meaning and a record of social, cultural, and political experiences resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding.
EQ: What is an art museum? How does the presenting and sharing of objects, artifacts, and artworks influence and shape ideas, beliefs, and experiences? How do objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented, cultivate appreciation and understanding?
EQ: What is an art museum? How does the presenting and sharing of objects, artifacts, and artworks influence and shape ideas, beliefs, and experiences? How do objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented, cultivate appreciation and understanding?
Skills Examples
- Compare the way artwork was viewed before the camera was invented with the technology and images that are available today.
- Communicate the processes used to preserve and present visual artworks.
- Research and share how artwork can be restored, transported, and installed safely for display in museums.
- Select and prepare different types of artwork for display in different venues, taking into account the context and physical characteristics of each exhibit space.
- Discuss why one does not touch a famous piece of art in a museum exhibit, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, France.
- Look at examples of museums, galleries, and public sculptures and murals in the surrounding community and compare and contrast how people interact with art in different spaces/ places.
Vocabulary
- Constructed environment
- Cultural traditions
- Digital format
- Engagement
- Tertiary color
- Preservation
- Proportion
- Principles of design
- Unity
- Shade
- Style
- Tints & shades
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
