Art Websites

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For All Grade Levels A wonderful website on the Elements of Art http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ Grade 1

Gr. 1 - Lascaux Cave

Explore Lascaux cave in France!

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/

Gr. 1 - Alexander Calder Foundation Website

See wonderful sculptures by Alexander Calder here!

http://www.calder.org/

Gr. 1 - Mobile Maker - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Create your own mobile here!

http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/interactive/mobile.htm Gr. 1 - Taj Mahal - UNESCO Site - 360 Degree Panoramic Views Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas. http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/in/agraTajMahal/map.html

Gr. 1 - Mondrian Interactive Site Create your own Mondrian-style painting here! http://www.stephen.com/mondrimat/mondrian/rh.html Grade 2

Gr. 2 - Eiffel Tower

Play games "For Children Only" here, and see videos of the magnificent fireworks during the millenium celebration under "Video Gallery!"

http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/

Gr. 2 - Eiffel Tower - UNESCO SITE - 360 Degree Panoramic Views Click on the Eiffel Tower images on the Metro sign to see panoramic views. Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas. http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/fr/paris/map.html

Gr. 2 - Henri Rousseau - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

See the fanciful naiive art of Henri Rousseau here!

http://www.nga.gov/education/schoolarts/rousseau.htm Create your own jungle here! http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/jungle.htm

Gr. 2 - Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan, Alaska

See enormous totem poles at this Native American cultural museum. Click on "Photo Gallery" to see more!

http://www.city.ketchikan.ak.us/departments/museums/totem.html

Gr. 2 - Totem Poles, An Exploration by Pat Kramer http://users.imag.net/~sry.jkramer/nativetotems/nav.htm Gr. 2 - New York - Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty - 360 Degree Panoramic Views Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas. http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/us/newYork/map.html Grade 3

Gr. 3 - Egyptian Website - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

http://www.nga.gov/kids/kidquest.pdf

Gr. 3 - Pyramids at Giza - UNESCO Site - 360 Degree Panoramic Views Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas. http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/eg/pyramids/map.html

Gr. 3 - Egyptian Temple of Dendur in the Metroplitan Museum of Art http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_of_Dendur-_night.jpg

Gr. 3 - King Tut's Tomb - Streaming Video

Click on "The Pharaoh Awaits" to enter the tomb of Tut!

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/tut/mysteries/

Gr. 3 - Maya Website - Natioal Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/kids/mayakids.pdf

Gr. 3 - Andy Goldsworthy - British sculptor who works with natural materials http://www.sculpture.org.uk/image/504816331403

Gr. 3 - Stonehenge - English Heritage interactive map - 360 Degree Panoramic View Move the cursor to scroll through the panorama. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehengeinteractivemap/sites/stonehenge/swf.html

Gr. 3 - Stonehenge - UNESCO Site with Photo Gallery http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/373/gallery/ Grade 4

Gr. 4 - Claes Oldenburg / Coosje van Bruggen Official Website

View the humorous, colossal sculptures by these two artists here!

http://www.oldenburgvanbruggen.com/

Gr. 4 - Louvre Glass Pyramid by I.M.Pei - UNESCO SITE - 360 Panoramic View Click on the Louvre image on the Metro sign. Use the cursor to scroll 360 degrees around the Louvre courtyard. http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/fr/paris/map.html

Gr. 4 - Fallingwater Website

Scroll down on this link to see many images of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece!

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Fallingwater.html Gr. 4 - Skyscrapers View the ten tallest buildings in the world here. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?1241105

Grade 5

Gr. 5 - Chinese Terra Cotta Army I

National Geographic site.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/terracottawarriors/

Gr. 5 - Chinese Terra Cotta Army II

World Heritage site. Click on "Media" to play a fascinating video about the Mausoleum of Qin Shih Huang Di, the first emperor of China. Click on WHTour : visit this site in panographies (360 degree imaging)
at the bottom of the page. Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/441 Gr. 5 - Color Your Own Terra Cotta Warrior http://www.terracottawarriors.co.nz/draw.html

Gr. 5 - Forbidden City Website

http://www.beijingtrip.com/attractions/forbidden/intro.htm

Gr. 5 - Forbidden City - UNESCO Site - 360 Degree Panoramic Views Move the cursor to scroll through the panoramas. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/439 Gr. 5 - Machu Picchu UNESCO Site http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/274/gallery/ Gr. 5 - Snowflake Bentley Website http://snowflakebentley.com/snowflakes.htm Gr. 5 - Renaissance Website This site focuses on the time period when Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/ Grade 6 Gr. 6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v5Aqo6PaFw

A wonderful ellipse animation movie

Gr. 6 - Villa Rotunda - Andrea Palladio

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/rotonda/rotonda.html

Gr. 6 - Experience Music Project - Frank Gehry

Click on this link to access photos of the Experience Music Project by Frank Gehry.

http://www.emplive.org/visit/about_emp/design.asp

Gr. 6 - Guggenheim Bilbao - Frank Gehry

Click on this link for many views of the Guggenheim Bilbao.

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/spain/bilbao/gehryguggenheim/guggenheimindex.html

Gr. 6 - Indian Monument Relief Sculpture - Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mahabalipuram/map.html

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