Pre-Visit Observation and Conversation Exercises
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Pre-Visit Observation and Conversation ExercisesTomb Treasures
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Skills you use at the museum
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Skills you use in the classroom will help you observe, enjoy and understand art
Deep looking and making observations You will have lots of time to look and collect visual
information about artworks and galleries Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills
You will make interpretations about what you see in artworks You might think about what an object was used for, the style
of the artwork, or the story or message that is being communicated in the artwork
Citing Evidence Interpretations you make may be influenced by details you
see in the painting, things you have learned in the classrooms, or things you have experienced in your life
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Practice: Deep looking and making observations
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Take a moment to look at this artwork then…
● Make as many observations as you can
● List everything you see
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Practice: Problem Solving
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Take a deeper look and make some interpretations…
● What story is being depicted here?
● What message is the artist trying to communicate?
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Practice: Citing Evidence
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Think about the interpretations you just made…
● What do you see that makes you say that?
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Post-Visit Extension Exercises
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Take a moment to look at this artwork then…
● Make as many observations as you can
● List everything you see
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Take a deeper look and make some interpretations…
What story is being depicted here? What message is the artist trying to
communicate?
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Think about the interpretations you just made…
What do you see that makes you say that?
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Compare and Contrast
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Compare and contrast
How is this object similar to or different from the ancient Chinese and Egyptian tomb objects you saw at the museum?
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Make an Interpretation
What does this tomb object tell us about the culture that created it?
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Image Attributions
Three-storied Watchtower, Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 C.E.) Chinese, Earthenware with lead-fluxed glaze
Sarcophagus, 150-180 C.E. Roman, Carrara marble