Each year, approximately 75,000 students participate in Philadelphia Museum of Art programs meant to enliven their understanding of and responses to works of art. The goal of the Museum is to guide students toward a deeper and richer interpretation of the visual arts, by fostering their critical thinking and viewing skills, and by helping them to see how works of art relate to both their school curriculum and their life experiences. For younger students, this can involve challenging their observation skills through treasure hunts and looking games. At the middle school level, group activities encourage students to work together to come up with responses to worksheets, questions, and problems posed by Museum teachers. High school students are asked to apply their growing cognitive skills and knowledge of the world to discover how works of art shed light on many areas of human experience.
New!
Look, Learn, Discover: School Group Visits at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
This 10-minute video or DVD introduces students to the Museum and gives an overview of what a school group visit is like.
Look, Learn, Discover is free to borrow, and will be sent with your school visit confirmation. Funded by Comcast.
Discover what life was like in colonial days with two new Fairmount Park House programs. Elementary school students can experience life in the eighteenth century at Cedar Grove, while middle and high school students can delve into classical architecture at Mount Pleasant.
For more information, please contact Education: School & Teacher Programs by phone at (215) 684-7580, by fax at (215) 236-4063, or by e-mail at .
