In Cultural Background , the site also contains an Introduction to Ancient Portraiture, by Richard De Puma, as well as additional links on the history, religion, culture, and daily life during the height of the Roman empire. I nteractive quizzes that allow visitors to test their knowledge of what they have learned. VRoma, A Virtual Community for Teaching Classics VRoma is a collection of Internet resources , including texts, commentaries, images, maps, and other materials. These resources are extendable and customizable for a variety of reading levels and curricula. It is a place where can students can visit and take tours of the ancient city or where they can participate in building projects in special Project Rooms set up for specific courses.
Students can have discussions, role play, or re-enact historical events.
They can respond to the people, places, and artifacts of the ancient world through discussion with their fellow time-travelers. Most importantly, VRoma is a community of teachers and learners . In addition to the Riley Collection, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art features the world's largest collections of works by Grant Wood, Marvin D. Cone, and Mauricio Lasansky. The museum also holds a strong collection of paintings and sculpture from the early twentieth century including many sculptures by Malvina Hoffman. The Museum also has strong collections of Regionalist art from the 1930s and 1940s, of twentieth century American prints, of work in all media by Iowa artists, and of contemporary midwestern painting and photography.