Construct a miniature gallery space and curate an art exhibition using renderings from The Neon Museum collection or your own mini artworks.

Compare and contrast interpretive and informational labels, then write a museum label for an object or artifact.

Explore different ways of organizing a collection of objects, decide which method you think is best, and explain your choices.

Identify museum pests, the types of damage they cause, and problem solve how to keep a museum pest-free.

 Learning Outcomes

Activities

Standards

·         Students will compare/contrast exhibition styles and labels.

·         Students will write two types of museum labels

·         Students will curate a selection of Neon Museum artwork to include in their own miniature exhibition.

·         Students will work in teams to match pests with possible damage.

·         Students will work in teams or individually to invent a humane trap or prevention of the given pests.

·         Students will organize their own artifact collection and write a paper defending their reasoning for their organization method. 

·         Construct a miniature gallery space and curate an art exhibition using renderings from The Neon Museum collection or your own mini artworks.

·         Compare and contrast interpretive and informational labels, then write a museum label for an object or artifact.

·         Explore different ways of organizing a collection of objects, decide which method you think is best, and explain your choices.

·         Identify museum pests, the types of damage they cause, and problem solve how to keep a museum pest-free.

·         VA:Pr6.6.1 - Access, explain, and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect history and values of a community. 

·         VA:Pr5.6.1 - Individually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art from portfolio, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of a viewer, and the layout of the exhibit. 

·         VA:Pr6.7.1 - Compare and contrast viewing and experiencing collections and exhibitions in different venues.

·         VA:Re7.7.1 - Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued. 

·         VA:Pr6.8.1 - Analyze why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences.

·         VA:Cr2.8.3 - Select, organize, and design images and words to make visually clear and compelling presentations. 

·         ELA.W.(6-8).1 - Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

·         ELA.W.(6-8).2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

 

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