smArtHistory
Until such time that schools provide essential skills to all students, certain individuals and organizations are stepping in to fill the void -- and possibly to make headway from the fringes to influence the infrastructure of the school systems. We met a few of them recently at the Big Ideas Fest in Half Moon Bay.
Steven Zucker and Beth Harris, the creators of Smarthistory, a huge collection of videos that take you inside the most important museums in the world, talk about how their explanations of significant art work make otherwise abstract or hard-to-understand concepts more accessible to students.
Steven Zucker and Beth Harris, the creators of Smarthistory, a huge collection of videos that take you inside the most important museums in the world, talk about how their explanations of significant art work make otherwise abstract or hard-to-understand concepts more accessible to students.
Click here for the YouTube smArtHistory Channel.
|
The Art Project - Google's Virtual Museum
The Art Project let's you explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces. Imagine being able to see artwork in the greatest museums around the world without leaving your chair.
National Gallery of Arts Kids Art Zone
Click on the image to the right to access the National Gallery of Art Kids Art Zone. Here are some of the fun activities that are available:
|
MOA - Museum of Web Art“The World Wide Web is a new world, and its artisans are using new tools to create within it. Technology has become a technique, and technique is the result of technology. Click below to access some fun activities for kids...
|
MOMA - Destination Modern ArtMoMA.org | Destination Modern Art - online gallery offers an educational tour of The Museum of Modern Art and the Contemporary Art Center. Learn about the artists, their techniques and more...
|
A. Pintura Art DetectiveA. Pintura: Art Detective is an online game about art history and art composition.
|