Think Like a Curator

Standards Alignment: Nevada Academic Content Standards for English Language Arts (Informative/Explanatory Writing) and Visual Arts.

Grades: 6-8

Time: 2-3 Hours

Description:
What does a museum curator do? Students explore the work of museum professionals by designing an exhibition, interpreting
objects through label writing, organizing collections, and learning how museums preserve artifacts for future generations.

Learning Outcomes

Activities

Standards

Students will:

Curate a themed exhibition using artworks or artifacts.
Write museum labels that communicate information and meaning to an audience.
Organize and interpret collections using different curatorial strategies.
Identify common museum pests and propose solutions to protect museum collections.

Construct a miniature gallery space and curate an art exhibition using renderings from The Neon Museum collection or your own mini artworks.
Explore different ways of organizing a collection of objects, decide which method you think is best, and explain your choices.
Identify museum pests, the types of damage they cause, and problem solve how to keep a museum pest-free.
Students will compare/contrast exhibition styles and labels.
Students will write two types of museum labels.
Students will curate a selection of Neon Museum artwork to include in their own miniature exhibition.
Students will work in teams to match pests with possible damage.
Students will work in teams or individually to invent a humane trap.
Students will organize their own artifact collection and write a paper defending their reasoning for their organization method.

VA:Pr6.6.1 – Access, explain, and provide evidence of how museums or other venues reflect history and values of a community.
VA:Pr5.6.1 – Individually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art from portfolio, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of a viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.
VA:Pr6.7.1 – Compare and contrast viewing and experiencing collections and exhibitions in different venues.
VA:Re7.7.1 – Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued.
VA:Pr6.8.1 – Analyze why and how an exhibition or collection may influence ideas, beliefs, and experiences.
VA:Cr2.8.3 – Select, organize, and design images and words to make visually clear and compelling presentations.
ELA.W.(6-8).1 – Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
ELA.W.6.2 – Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, oncepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

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