The Activity Bus Broke Down...WE'RE STUCK AT THE ART MUSEUM! History and Science classes at the CMA instead of school? But HOW??

Lesson Overview

Students will learn about general time periods in history in which artworks and artifacts were made, and  how these time periods have specific  terminology to help us understand how many years, decades, or centuries ago artwork each was created. Developments in science, and also historical events have greatly influenced the content of artistic works, and now, scientists ,archeologists, and historians use specific techniques to estimate an accurate date of extremely old sculptures and paintings. It is extremely important to clean, repair, and preserve artworks that are very old, so they will remain "viewable" and as "undamaged by age" as possible....and this is part of the SCIENCE needed to keep artworks "intact."    Art techniques and materials that were used in different centuries will also be discussed. In addition, students will notice how artworks have varied in subject and technique through thousands of years.