In Phase 1 the class is divided into groups of about four to six students. Each group is given the responsibility to investigate and work on one specific area of the proposed museum. During this time, students complete individual and group projects to meet the criteria Mona Pizarro mentioned in her will. Students learn about artists and their art work as well as specific periods in art history. In addition to these tasks, group members produce works of art from five major artistic time periods.
Students also develop their own portfolio of artwork from many artistic periods in history.
Phase 2 focuses on creativity. Students produce their own pieces of three-dimensional art which correlates with their groups' museum section. Individual and group time lines are developed which demonstrate how their artistic time period fits into history. Groups, utilizing brainstorming techniques, solve problems that museums sometimes face. At the end of Phase 2, each group prepares an oral presentation for the rest of the class describing what they have learned about their museum section.