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For All Grade Levels
A wonderful website on the Elements of Art
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
Grade 1
Gr. 1 - Lascaux Cave
Explore Lascaux cave in France!
Gr. 1 - Alexander Calder Foundation Website
See wonderful sculptures by Alexander Calder here!
Gr. 1 - Mobile Maker - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Create your own mobile here!
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/interactive/mobile.htm
Gr. 1 - Taj Mahal - UNESCO Site - 360 Degree Panoramic Views
Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas.
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/in/agraTajMahal/map.html
Gr. 1 - Mondrian Interactive Site
Create your own Mondrian-style painting here!
http://www.stephen.com/mondrimat/mondrian/rh.html
Grade 2
Gr. 2 - Eiffel Tower
Play games "For Children Only" here, and see videos of the magnificent fireworks during the millenium celebration under "Video Gallery!"
Gr. 2 - Eiffel Tower - UNESCO SITE - 360 Degree Panoramic Views
Click on the Eiffel Tower images on the Metro sign to see panoramic views. Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas.
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/fr/paris/map.html
Gr. 2 - Henri Rousseau - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
See the fanciful naiive art of Henri Rousseau here!
http://www.nga.gov/education/schoolarts/rousseau.htm
Create your own jungle here!
Gr. 2 - Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan, Alaska See enormous totem poles at this Native American cultural museum. Click on "Photo Gallery" to see more! http://www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/museums/totem.html Gr. 2 - Totem Poles, An Exploration by Pat Kramer
http://users.imag.net/~sry.jkramer/nativetotems/nav.htm
Gr. 2 - New York - Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty - 360 Degree Panoramic Views
Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas.
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/us/newYork/map.html
Grade 3
Gr. 3 - Egyptian Website - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Gr. 3 - Pyramids at Giza - UNESCO Site - 360 Degree Panoramic Views
Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas.
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/eg/pyramids/map.html
Gr. 3 - Egyptian Temple of Dendur in the Metroplitan Museum of Art
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_of_Dendur-_night.jpg
Gr. 3 - King Tut's Tomb - Streaming Video
Click on "The Pharaoh Awaits" to enter the tomb of Tut!
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/tut/mysteries/ Gr. 3 - Maya Website - Natioal Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Gr. 3 - Andy Goldsworthy - British sculptor who works with natural materials
http://www.sculpture.org.uk/image/504816331403
Gr. 3 - Stonehenge - English Heritage interactive map - 360 Degree Panoramic View
Move the cursor to scroll through the panorama.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehengeinteractivemap/sites/stonehenge/swf.html
Gr. 3 - Stonehenge - UNESCO Site with Photo Gallery
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/373/gallery/
Grade 4
Gr. 4 - Claes Oldenburg / Coosje van Bruggen Official Website
View the humorous, colossal sculptures by these two artists here!
Gr. 4 - Louvre Glass Pyramid by I.M.Pei - UNESCO SITE - 360 Panoramic View
Click on the Louvre image on the Metro sign. Use the cursor to scroll 360 degrees around the Louvre courtyard.
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/fr/paris/map.html
Gr. 4 - Fallingwater Website
Scroll down on this link to see many images of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece!
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Fallingwater.html
Gr. 4 - Skyscrapers
View the ten tallest buildings in the world here.
Grade 5
Gr. 5 - Chinese Terra Cotta Army I
National Geographic site.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/terracottawarriors/ Gr. 5 - Chinese Terra Cotta Army II
World Heritage site. Click on "Media" to play a fascinating video about the Mausoleum of Qin Shih Huang Di, the first emperor of China.
Click on WHTour : visit this site in panographies (360 degree imaging)
at the bottom of the page. Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas.http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/441
Gr. 5 - Color Your Own Terra Cotta Warrior
http://www.terracottawarriors.co.nz/draw.html
Gr. 5 - Forbidden City Website
Gr. 5 - Forbidden City - UNESCO Site - 360 Degree Panoramic Views
Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/439
Gr. 5 - Machu Picchu UNESCO Site
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/274/gallery/
Gr. 5 - Snowflake Bentley Website
http://snowflakebentley.com/snowflakes.htm
Gr. 5 - Renaissance Website
This site focuses on the time period when Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/
Grade 6
Gr. 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v5Aqo6PaFw
A wonderful ellipse animation movie
Gr. 6 - Villa Rotunda - Andrea Palladio http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/rotonda/rotonda.html Gr. 6 - Experience Music Project - Frank Gehry Click on this link to access photos of the Experience Music Project by Frank Gehry.
http://www.emplive.org/visit/about_emp/design.asp Gr. 6 - Guggenheim Bilbao - Frank Gehry Click on this link for many views of the Guggenheim Bilbao.
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/spain/bilbao/gehryguggenheim/guggenheimindex.html Gr. 6 - Indian Monument Relief Sculpture - Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mahabalipuram/map.html
Classes and Lessons
- New Hope: Ravens Run Summer Art Program - http://www.ravensrunarts.com/
- Newtown: Allegheny Art - 215-579-1060
- Doylestown: Michener Art Museum - www.michenermuseum.org/
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art - http://www.philamuseum.org/calendarEvents/families/art_classes.html- Richboro: Tyler Park Center for the Arts - www.tylerparkarts.org
