The British Museum

Gallery Art Session

National curriculum links
●Art & Design
About this session

Gallery Art sessions take place in one or more of the Museum’s galleries. Your students explore a theme chosen by you and are led by an artist-educator. The sessions reflect the diversity of world cultures through the British Museum’s collections.

Format: gallery workshop, Q&A, practical art-based activities, discussion
Capacity: 15 per group(max 30 students per day, split into 2 groups)
Duration: 90 minutes
Price: Free
In detail
●The session begins with an introduction to the Museum and its collections.
●The artist-educator will lead students through an exploration of the theme in several galleries.
●It concludes with a meeting which highlights the questions to ask when examining museum objects, the skills of recording information gathered in a museum and a summary of the key themes of the session.
Before your visit
●The purpose of the Museum visit, for example, collecting material for a particular project or examining objects from a particular culture or period, should be made clear before arrival and students should know the expected outcomes of the visit.
After your visit
●Your session and museum visit should be recorded, e. g. using digital cameras, notes and drawings so that further in depth research can be done.
Find out more
A selection of galleries below may be visited during the session.
●Room 25: Africa
●Room 26: North America
●Room 27: Asia
【小题1】Who is the text intended for?

A．Teachers.

B．Parents.

C．Students.

D．Artists.

【小题2】Which of the following is required of students before the art session?

A．Pay the tickets in groups.	B．Plan the outcome with others.
C．Record the visit with notes.	D．Know the purpose of the visit.

【小题3】What can students do during the art session?

A．Draw the collections.	B．Choose some themes.
C．Visit various galleries.	D．Introduce the Museum.