Activities in the Museum

With a little creativity, these activities also work at home or in the classroom.

Drawing

• Create a Motive like William Lathrop (.pdf, 62k)
• Let’s Talk Texture
• Profile Portraits (.pdf, 175k)

History

• Art and History in a Painting

Frames

• Explore Frames: Carved, Gilded and Burnished
• Explore Frames: Works of Art

James A. Michener

• Fact or Fiction Quiz
• Meet the Micheners

Language Arts

• A Mystery Tour with Lassie
• Art Detective
• Art Detective II
• Create a Cinquian
• Every Picture Tells a Story (.pdf, 169k)
• Explore the Narrative
• Explore the Senses with Abstract Art
• I Remember
• Let’s Inquire and Discuss
• Let’s Talk Texture
• Looking at Seascapes (.pdf, 243k)
• Portraits: Finding a Friend (.pdf, 45k)
• Taking Time to Look (.pdf, 121k)
• Touchy Texture with Nakashima
• Write a Text Panel (.pdf, 124k)
• Sounds in a Painting
• Written Responses to Photos

Painting

• A Lasting Impression
• Art and History in a Painting
• William Lathrop: A Poetic Approach to Nature (.pdf, 78k)
• Portrait Personalities
• Sounds in a Painting
• Weather Reporting
• What is a Portrait?

Photography

• Composition: Close and Far
• Critical Analysis of a Photograph (.pdf, 150k)
• Every Picture Tells a Story (.pdf, 169k)
• The Camera Obscura
• The Composition of A Photograph (.pdf, 189k)
• Preserving Your Photographs
• Reading a Photograph (.pdf, 118k)
• Written Responses to Photos

Sculpture

• Character Worksheet
• Explore the Cell Exhibit
• Explore the Sculpture, Raindrops
• Sculpture Stroll
• Take a Sculpture Tour

Talking About Art

• Taking Time to Look (.pdf, 112K)
• Art Observer
• Exhibit Explorer I
• Exhibit Explorer II
• General Analysis of an Artwork
• Historical Analysis of An Artwork
• Ten Ways to Use Art in Your Classroom (.pdf, 138k)
• Top Ten Questions to Ask About Art (.pdf, 153k)
• Top Ten Quotations About Art (.pdf, 185k)
• Top Ten Michener Works (.pdf, 199k)
• Top Ten Buildings (.pdf, 189k)
• Top Ten Artists for Preschool Students (.pdf, 250k)
• Top Ten Artists for K-3 Students (.pdf, 244k)
• Top Ten Artists for 4-6 Students (.pdf, 243k)
• Top Ten Artists for High School Students (.pdf, 245k)
• Top Ten Art Vocabulary Words for Preschool Students (.pdf, 197k)
• Top Ten Art Vocabulary Words for K-3 Students (.pdf, 198k)
• Top Ten Art Vocabulary Words for 4-6 Students (.pdf, 202k)
• Top Ten Art Vocabulary Words for Middle School Students (.pdf, 199k)
• 12 Questions to Ask About Contemporary Art (.pdf, 122k)

Family Guides

Our Family Guides will engage children, adults, and art lovers of all ages while exploring the Michener Art Museum and its galleries.

• Discover and Learn (.pdf, 842k)
• Looking at Sculpture (.pdf, 1.8mb)