Weekly Art Activity

“Field Trip!”
A Day at the Museum

LET’S GO TO THE OPTIONAL EXTENSION

MUSEUM! ACTIVITIES
Well, we can’t take an actual field trip together, Do the Getty Challenge:
but we can tour the art museums virtually!

https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/m
etropolitan-museum-of-art/KAFHmsOTE-
4Xyw?hl=en
The link above takes you to the Metropolitan
Museum in New York City. The Met collection
represents more than 5000 years of art from 🥇 Choose your favorite artwork
across the globe—from the first cities of the 🥈 Find three things lying around your house⠀
ancient world to works being created today. It 🥉 Recreate the artwork with those items
is a huge museum with many different Don’t forget to take a picture and share!
collections to explore. https://time.com/5812437/getty-museum-
challenge/
Just like if you were in a museum, take your
time exploring the art. Please don’t touch the
artwork, use inside voices, and enjoy your visit!
Chalk it up!
Can you find a portrait? Participate in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
A landscape? sidewalk chalk gallery challenge.
A painting with an animal in it? https://www.vmfa.museum/learn/resources/hands-
on-activity-chalk-it-up/
As you explore the galleries, pick one piece
that jumps out at you. Take a few minutes
looking at the piece. What do you see? How
does the piece make you feel? What colors did I Spy at the Taubman
the artist use? https://www.taubmanmuseum.org/calendar/24
348/tauby-the-art-detective-i-spy
Don’t be surprised if you are bursting with Check out this artwork from our local museum
ideas now! I like to bring a sketchbook with me with a game of I Spy!
to the museum so I can make studies and jot
down ideas. Do a couple quick sketches of
whatever moves you as you explore, and have
fun!cal Art Museum