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Curated Video
The History of Museums
In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll learn why museums are so much more than just collections of interesting and pretty objects. Their legacy includes everything from violence to theft, to, oddly enough, mermaid hands.
Curated Video
What is a Museum?
If you are planning a visit to a museum with the kids for the first time, check out this video for kids about museums. They will learn about what is a museum, how museums work, types of museums as well as the history of museums. This...
Curated Video
IELTS Is No Big Whoop! - IELTS Energy Podcast 1266
This is not your garden variety episode! We're sharing 4 band 9 idioms to express whether or not something is a big deal. These are extremely useful for IELTS Speaking so take notes!
The Art Assignment
My Top 40 Art Reflections
Host Sarah Urist Green shares 40 reflections about art, gathered in the course of a career in art, art history, curating, and making videos about all of the above.
The Art Assignment
The Case for Museums | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
The powerful and privileged have hoarded precious artifacts in museums for centuries, and it's only recently that these treasures were made available to the rest of us. What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today?
The Wall Street Journal
Jeanne Gang on the Role of Architecture at a Time of Global Crisis
Architect Jeanne Gang, founding principal and partner of Studio Gang, discusses how the evolution of cities across the world has been accelerated by Covid-19 and why flexible buildings are critical for a sustainable future.
The Art Assignment
Art + Taxes = The Dirty Truth
It's tax season in the United States, and the art market is one of the many ways rich people game the system to save billions of dollars in taxes each year. Here's how it's done.
The Art Assignment
How to Sound like you Understand Art
Do you question your ability to talk about art in a coherent way? Here are tips for how to sound like you understand art, even if you've never taken a class or set foot in a museum.
Curated Video
Chicano Art Movement
The Chicano Art Movement was an explosion of Mexican-American culture that established a unique artistic identity in the United States - and raised up a new political voice.
The Art Assignment
Art Therapize Yourself
What is Art Therapy? How can you use aspects of it in your next art encounter? We explore these questions at the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art with art therapist Lauren Daugherty.
PBS
Career Connections | Museum Exhibitions Preparator
A lot goes into creating those exhibits viewers see at museums. Go behind the scenes with an exhibit preparator who works with a curator and a designer to mount those fascinating displays of art.
TED-Ed
Why Do We Have Museums?
How did the tradition of collecting and displaying interesting items to the public begin? How have museums evolved over time? Offer your young historians a fascinating look into a cultural pastime we so often take for granted...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What's That Artist Making in the Galleries?
In this video [2:05] join Sebastian, age 8, and learn what a copyist does as he interviews artist Jessica Artman in The Charles Engelhard Court at The Met.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meet Me: Art Discussion Programs for Individuals With Dementia
This video [1:09:07] "The MoMA Alzheimer's Project: Making Art Accessible to People with Dementia. Focuses on on the teaching strategies and other tools necessary for leading a successful discussion, including: Some background...