Place famous pieces of art in chronological order, match comments from an art critic and historian to the correct work, and curate an art exhibit before the museum opens in this online interactive.
Examine giant representations of a monkey, a spider and other wildlife that were etched in the earth by residents of the Andes roughly 1500 years ago.
This Xpeditions lesson has students look at some historical paintings on the Internet and describe the things the paintings reveal about the places depicted. They then write paragraphs explaining what they have seen and learned from one of the paintings.
Explore the world from prehistory to the present with the Met's collection as your guide.
Analyze details that will help you recognize any image of Buddha in this interactive online activity. Explore five traits and five hand gestures often found in religious artifacts and artworks of Buddha.
Define abstract art and understand why artists would want to paint abstractly. Experience the process of understanding composition, utilizing different tools and materials and creating and evaluating abstract art.
Examine the historical circumstances under which "The Death of Marat" was created and the formal components that reveal its meaning. Consider how art can serve, and historically has served, as a medium for political propaganda.
Test your knowledge of people, places and art terms related to great works of art.
offers a number of collection tours, in-depth study tours, architecture tours, and "virtual walking tours." Visitors can choose a tour by school or medium and explore the collections of painting, sculpture, and graphic arts, or tour the Gallery's East Building. Many guides are available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
features modern portrait drawings, historical portraits of famous Americans, African and Asian art, modern Japanese prints, works of Latino artists, illustrated manuscripts of Persian lyrical poetry, paintings by James Whistler and Gerhard Richter, lighthouse postcards, lunch containers, Tibetan healing mandalas, photos of famous 20th-century American women, and the Smithsonian's blog, Eye Level, which looks at how art reflects our history and culture.
is a collection of self-guided explorations of American art and the work of artists. See slideshows on Joseph Cornell, Ruth Duckworth, and angels in American art. Visit an artist's studio. Learn what it takes to restore a valuable painting. Discover clues to the story behind "The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane" and other paintings. Hear lectures by art critics and sculptor Maya Lin, and roundtables of artists discussing their craft.
Explore the work of Picasso and his transition from apolitical to political artist. Analyze Picasso's Guernica for imagery, line, composition, color, shape, mood and subject.
Explore the history and process of the printmaker's art. Learn about four different methods of printmaking: intaglio, relief, lithography and serigraph.
Watch as painting appraiser Kathleen Guzman examines a food-stained linen napkin containing what is alleged to be a doodle by pop artist Andy Warhol around 1983. Learn the value of this piece should it turn out to be genuine.
Examine the historical circumstances under which "The Death of Marat" was created and the formal components that reveal its meaning. Consider how art can serve, and historically has served, as a medium for political propaganda.
