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Museum Lessons

Professional museum educators and trained volunteer docents lead these learning experiences in the museum galleries.  Lessons are designed to be fun, interactive and engaging, emphasizing an inquiry/discussion approach.  Most lessons run for one hour.  Students are taught how to analyze art objects and historical objects – recognizing the value of “material culture” and “primary sources” in our society.  Select lessons also have supplemental art making activities that complement the learning in the galleries.  Topics are aligned with K through 12 curriculum using critical and visual thinking strategies.

Discovering the Museum (Grades pre-K-1, ages 4-6)
Learning About Art (Grades K-2)
New York People and Places (Grades 2-5)
The Serious and the Smirk (Grades 3-8)
Ancient Egypt: Art and Culture (Grades 3-8)
Traders and Culture: Colonial America (Grades 3-8)
Art, Artists and Nature: The Hudson River School (Grades 4-12)

To schedule a Museum Lesson, contact:

Barbara Collins, Education Coordinator:
(518) 463-4478, ext. 405 collinsb@albanyinstitute.org

Guidelines for Scheduling Museum Lessons
Guidelines for Self-Touring Groups

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