At least one week prior to your visit set aside approximately 30 to 45 minutes for this activity. This activity can be used as a whole or modified for your particular group. An art museum is a place that collects artworks, cares for the artworks, exhibits the artwork for the public and teaches the community about those artworks, artists and ideas. Curators, Educators, Security Officers, Docents. To protect the artwork from damage so your children and grandchildren can enjoy them too.
Art objects are more fragile than they appear.
Objects can be damaged by the oil in our hands, by heavy light exposure or by careless handling. In general, we do not want to disturb other visitors or students visiting the museum. We also want to be able to hear what the docent guide and our fellow students have to say. By walking slowly we will not accidentally damage an object or disturb or hurt other visitors. Select one artwork for your group to view and talk about during the following set of questions.