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Museum Learning
Explore colors, how we see them, and the ways we can mix them to create amazing art by exploring an important painting at Shelburne Museum–The Grand Canal, Venice (Blue Venice) painted by Edouard Manet in 1875.
Experience one of the earliest forms of folk art as we design and create a weathervane inspired by the Cow weathervane.
Flowers are beautiful, complex living structures. Today we will look at artistic interpretations of flowers as well as at the structure of a flower to help us learn about their unique anatomy.
Explore the concepts of color, shape, and design and create our own piece of pottery, inspired by Shelburne Museum’s mochaware collection.
This lesson is inspired by the Museum’s Oversize Slat Canada Goose Decoy. We will learn about the traditional use of decoys, explore the importance of habitat and bird conservation and then create our own habitat for Canada geese.
Capturing people’s likenesses has been a prominent subject matter in art for thousands of years. This activity will explore the connection between artist Mary Cassatt and Louisine Havemeyer, the mother of our founder, Electra Havemeyer Webb, and provide some tools for creating portraits of people important to you.
Practice sending messages using Mr. Morse’s code. The telegraph sent electrical signals over wire, speeding up communications over long distances and helped the rail industry run more efficiently. But, you can’t talk into a telegraph. The telegraph sent messages in the language of rhythm using Morse Code, a system named after its inventor.
In this lesson we’ll learn about everyday life in Vermont in the 1790s, learn and practice the steps to a popular dance of the time, The Virginia Reel, and explore classic and useful recipes from 18th century kitchens.
In this lesson we’ll learn about everyday life in Vermont in the 1790s, learn and practice the steps to a popular dance of the time, The Virginia Reel, and explore classic and useful recipes from 18th century kitchens.