EFS Art with ms. hARTman

Take Virtual Art Field Trips around the World

Explore over 500 Museums online with Google Art and Culture
​LINK: Collections
*Should be previewed and viewed with an adult for age-appropriate content*

Virtual Tour of the Louvre
Does it get any more iconic than the Louvre Museum. The largest museum in the world, situated in Paris, France, has three virtual gallery tours. You can visit their collection of Egyptian antiquites, the remains of the Louvre moat, or the recently restored Galerie d’ Apollon. 
​LINK: https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

Metropolitan Museum of Art 

• Explore The Met using an interactive map
• Watch behind-the-scenes videos that feature kids just like you
• Travel through more than 5,000 years of art in our time machine
• Discover fun facts about works of art—from dragons to dancers, and from mummies to masks and more!
• Try out creative projects for at home or in the galleries
• Stay up-to-date with our #MetKids blog

LINK: MetKids

National Gallery of Art 
NGAkids: The Art Zone
NGAkids interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity, these computer-based activities are suitable for all ages.
LINK: NGAkids Art Zone

Tate Museum London: Tate Kids
Play free art games and fun quizzes, find art activities, read about artists and share your art.
LINK: Tate Kids

Explore, Design and Invent 

Students, let’s take this opportunity to pursue an interest area/passion in depth. Time for learner driven, choice-based skill building is important. 

https://diy.org/ offers a two-week free trial. Earn badges by gaining knowledge in any of a vast array of interest areas: photography, gardening, engineering, etc. 

Exploratorium San Francisco is a wonderful museum of science, technology and art.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/projects

PBS Design Squad Kids features episodes and challenges to get you inventing in no time. https://pbskids.org/designsquad

tinkercad and morphi for 3D design 

Tinkercad is a free online collection of software tools that help people all over the world think, create, and make.
https://www.tinkercad.com/

Morphiapp is easy to learn for all ages and skill levels. Create 3D models for AR + VR, 3D Printing, Animation, Game Design, Design Thinking, Storytelling, Graphic Design, and more.
https://www.morphiapp.com

Inventomania
A design thinking game to play as a family. 
http://cdn.cooperhewitt.org/2011/09/02/Ready%20Set%20Design%20vX.pdf
https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2011/08/26/ready-set-design-2/
http://www.designwritingresearch.org/Inventomania/sample_pages_1%20.pdf

Drawing Resources
Do you love to doodle? Join Kennedy Center Education Artist in Residence Mo Willems for daily LUNCH DOODLES each weekday at 1 PM Eastern time.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/

Art Explorations To Do At Home

Download: Found Object Color Wheel

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Download: Found Object Portrait

Download: Mail Art

Download: Not a Box

Download: Shadow Drawings

Download: Toy Mash-Ups