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Learning in a Cultural Institution: Utopia, Supertask or Goal?

Vida Narveišytė, an educator from Lithuania, Klaipėda

Learning

Cultural Institution

Utopia

It’s a utopia

Most of the cultural institutions are huge, beautiful and attractive. You can’t learn in there. Too many distractions.

Having fun

Other

Supertask

It’s a supertask

All the exhibits have topics and themes that you can adapt for your lessons. All the exhibits have enough information that can enrich your teaching material. All exhibitions can work as standalone lessons.

Goal

It’s a goal

We aim for a partnership between the cultural and education institutions.

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children age (10–15 years old group) group size up to 30 children activity duration 90 min.

Content of activity

Activity 1. Old units of measurement and animals of the Maritime Museum. How to measure without a ruler? Conversion of units of measurement in MS Excel or Scratch. Activity 2. Review of an interactive video about the port of Klaipeda. Activity 3. Use of ropes in ships. Marine nodes. Activity 4. Reflection. The children filled in the feedback by answering the questions:

In the lesson I learned something new .... After doing the work, I realized ... It would be more interesting if ...

The students evaluated the activity positively, they would like to participate more often in activities in non-traditional spaces. The assignments forced a closer look at the museum’s exhibits. Regretted the lack of time.

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2.

INCARNATE MEMORY

Mathematics and Ethics lessons with an introductory cognitive tour of the exhibition spaces

Teachers: Inga Norkūnienė, Ingrida Bertulienė School: Klaipėda Culture Communication Centre, Klaipėda Vydūnas gymnasium Country: Lithuania

children age (12 13 years old group); group size up to 30 children; activity duration: 90 min.

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Activity 1. An introductory cognitive tour of the exhibition spaces.

Activity 2. During the integrated mathematics lesson, the students performed ready-made tasks: working in teams, they searched and calculated geometric shapes in selected works of the exhibition, thought and solved first order equations invented by other teams, depicted spatial and planar geometric shapes.

Activity 3. In the ethics lesson, the children, after receiving hints, participated in the search in teams: they had to recognize the works of art and discover the visual material needed for the task next to them. Later, assigned emotions or feelings to the found thematic photo.

Activity 4. Self-reflection, sharing experiences and observations.

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Klaipėda

Cultural Communication Center (KKKC)

website: https://www.kkkc.lt/en/ Virtual exhibitions: https://www.kkkc.lt/lt/parodos/virtuali-galerija/

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VIRTUAL GREEK WILD FLOWER ART COMPETITIONGOULANDRIS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Biology, Art, Ecology

Teachers: Pepi Karoubali, Stella Kokkinou School: DES Primary School Country: Greece 6 11 years group of 15-20 students duration: 15 days

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

In the North Suburb of Athens, in Kifissia is located the Goulandris Museum of Natural History. The museum was inspired and created by Aggelos and Nicki Goulandri. Their main goal was to research, study and collect the samples of the rich Greek flora. Greece’s soil is very rich in aromatic and therapist plants and botanical gardens. Due to the geographical position, the climate and the geomorphology, Greece’s biodiversity is enriched and unique. The museum was founded in order to exhibit the interesting natural plants and flowers of Greece. Later on at 1977 the museum collections were expanded and enriched with paleontology, zoology and geology exhibits that completed the natural identity of the museum. The museum participates in many research and scientific programs and has expanded its premises in order for the visitors to have access.

The virtual Greek wild flower competition was an attempt for the students to study and familiarize with their natural habit. Students should search information or ever better collect the flowers outdoors and then they had to draw them and send the picture to the museum. All children that participated had their knowledges about flora refreshed and they also experienced an art competition using color pencils, different shades of colors ech trying to give a realistic approach of the flowers images.

The program lasted for about 15 days (time between the notification of the competition and the deadline).

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Goulandris Museum of natural history website: www.gnhm.gr

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THE HELLENIC POST EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION: THE HELLENIC POST – THE STAMP OF THE GREEK REVOLUTION THROUGH THE CHILDRENS EYES

History, Art

Teachers: Pepi Karoubali, Stella Kokkinou School: DES Primary School

Country: Greece

6 11 years group of students

duration: 20

days CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

The Hellenic Post has invited the students to participate in the creation of the new exhibition of the Greek stamps. The exhibition is renewed every year and is being displayed at the Hellenic post offices all over Greece. The students should download the contour of the stamp and then create inside it their own drawing inspired of the Greek revolution. The site that includes the artworks is not available at the moment. Due to the fact that the schools were closed the activity was virtual and students worked at home, therefor there are no pictures available. A guidance about the history of the Greek stamps, the thremmatology that’s inspired from the period of time depending on the occasion (Olympic games, great events, historical facts etc) and of course the heroes or the themes of the historical period that could be used for inspiration were given to the students.

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MAV-VIRTUAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM

Archeology, History, Art

Teachers: Annamaria Giullini

School: Archeoproject which is the LDT Country: Italy

8-12 years group of 15 students 2 hours

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Just a few steps from the archaeological excavations of the ancient city of Herculaneum stands the MAV (Virtual Archaeological Museum), a center that combines the cultural heritage with technology and communication.

Its museum space is a virtual and interactive journey back in time to the moment before the Plinian eruption in 79 AD that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. With more than seventy multimedia installations the museum gives us a glimpse of the life and the splendor that characterized the now archaeological sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Baia, Stabia and Capri.

In this context, an archaeology lesson can be held for 15 students aged between 8 and 12, lasting about two hours. The three dimensional vision and multimedia allow us to illustrate life in Herculaneum, and not only by telling the eating habits, the way of dressing, life in the domus (house) and in the shops: through sounds, images and their explanation, students relive the rituals in the temples, the meetings in the baths and the political disputes. They also get to know the society of the time, made up of soldiers, merchants, traders, lawyers, children, reminiscing the smells of the gardens, the colours, the tastes, the laughter and the pain of the first century AD people. The educational program of the MAV museum runs along the History and Art lessons held at school and gives the children the chance to virtually relive what they have read on school books.

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MAV – Virtual Archaeological Museum website: https://www.museomav.it/

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THE UNESCO HERITAGE SITES OF POMPEII, HERCULANEUM, TORRE ANNUNZIATA WITH GERONIMO STILTON

Archeology,History,Art

Teachers:AnnamariaGiullini

School:ArcheoprojectwhichistheLDT

Country:Italy

8 12 years group of students long term project

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Geronimo Stilton, the most popular mouse-journalist amongst children all over the world, will be the celebrity ‘spokesperson’ for the educational project aimed at the young citizens of the area of the UNESCO sites Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata. The project is carried out in cooperation with the Permanent Observatory of the Historic Centre of Naples UNESCO site. This event, scheduled for the 2018-2019 period, aims at promoting awareness of the world cultural heritage amongst young people.

The project consists of an educational itinerary aimed at students attending 12 middle schools in the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Torre Annunziata, Trecase and Naples. For 16 months, these students will take part in workshops and visits to the archaeological sites in order to get to know their cultural heritage better and understand its worth and uniqueness as well as the importance of protecting it and passing down its history. The workshop is aimed at creating a guide and map of the three sites. The contents will be developed by the students according to their interests, while the images will be drawn by Geronimo Stilton, with his unique style.

What makes this project, implemented for the first time in the Vesuvian archaeological sites, brand new is the cooperation of Geronimo Stilton. This initiative is fully in line with the natural curiosity and passion for history, fine arts and nature of the famous editor of the newspaper The Rodent's Gazette.

The project was presented on Tuesday 5th June in the Large Palaestra of Pompeii. Amongst the people in attendance were Massimo Osanna the Director General of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Francesco Sirano the Director General of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Gen. Mauro Cipolletta the Director of the Great Pompeii Project, Architect Silvia Patrignani from the General administrative office of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities – UNESCO office, Architect Elena Pagliuca from the Permanent Observatory of the Historic Centre of Naples UNESCO site, and the real Geronimo Stilton, whiskers and fur included.

The educational project is organised in cooperation with Atlantyca Entertainment, a Milan-based company managing the publishing, animation and licensing rights of the character Geronimo Stilton. The series of Geronimo Stilton's books, published in Italy by Edizioni PIEMME, has become a global phenomenon, selling 151 million books worldwide, and was adapted in 3 animated series produced in cooperation with Rai Fiction and distributed in over 130 countries

ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF POMPEII

http://pompeiisites.org/en/projects/geronimo stilton in pompeii/ http://pompeiisites.org/en/archaeological-park-ofpompeii/ufficio unesco/education/

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CURONIAN JEWELRY MAKING

Main subject: Art. At the same time, it combines other subjects such as history and design. Teachers: Robertas Kavolius School: Klaipeda State University of Applied Sciences (KVK) Country: Lithuania target group: for students from 3 till 12 classes size of group: from 10 up to 25 children duration of activity: 1 hour

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

During the education, students will learn about old jewelry technologies, the variety of white jewelry, ornaments, their meaning. During the practical part of the session, students will make Curonian jewelry from raw brass. Children receive their own handmade decorated weathervanes as gifts.

Children’s feedback: "I really liked it, I made ring for my mom’s birthday as a gift", "Very interesting activity".

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THE HISTORY OF MONEY

Themainthing:History

Italsocombinesothersubjectsasmathematics,geography, archeology,physics,andmore

Teachers:RobertasKavolius

School:KlaipedaStateUniversityofAppliedSciences(KVK) Country:Lithuania

target group: children, 7 10 y.o. and 11 15+ y.o. size of group: up to 25 children duration of activity: 1 2 hour

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Upon arrival at the Money Museum, it is possible to view the exhibits traditionally. However, the museum staff educators offer educational activities in the museum, which consists of a short story about money and its history, later moving to smart devices, with the help of which tasks are performed, questions are answered. After properly completed tasks, it is possible to print a souvenir banknote with your own image on it. The history of coinage is presented in an improvised ancient mint and shows how coins were minted in antiquity and how this is done now with modern presses. For their memory, children can crime in the old way a Money Museum souvenir plaque with an engraved image of a coin. Children can then weigh themselves on the interactive scales and find out how much it would cost if they were silver, gold or platinum. The above price can be found in any world currency. The acquaintance with the world's money is carried out at the video wall screens, which by computer programs are connected to the money drawers in the museum. When the desired drawer is opened, the money of a specific country is inspected, and in the above mentioned screens, children receive additional information about the monetary features of the selected country, the country itself, and other information. Older children are offered video reports about the Bank of Lithuania and its activities, as well as money which were circulating in Lithuania in different historical periods, the reasons for their change, etc.

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Educational activities are constantly updated to include additional subtopics like "Anti-counterfeiting features" or "Get to know the euro".

Children’s feedback. "I liked that we could play games...", "I really enjoyed doing tasks about euro...", "It's a lot of fun to go through the labyrinths of money history..."

PINIGŲ MUZIEJUS

Totorių g. 2/8, Vilnius, Lietuva. https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt https://www.facebook.com/pinigumuziejus Museum web page of virtual tours: https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt/lt/lankytojams/ekspozicij os/virtuali-ekspozicija

https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt/lt/lankytojams/parodos/ virtualios parodos

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WHAT DO WEATHERVANE SHOW?

Mainsubject:Art.Atthesametime,itcombinesother subjectssuchashistoryanddesign.

Teachers:RobertasKavolius

School:KlaipedaStateUniversityofAppliedSciences(KVK) Country:Lithuania

target group: 7-10 years children size of group: up to 25 children duration of activity: 1 hour

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Upon arrival at the Maritime Museum's educational session, the staff-educators start their educational activities at the museum with a short story about weathervanes, their meaning and purpose. Then children receive the primary blanks of the weathervanes, which they colour, decorate, and beautify in connection with their own or their family’s lives. The weathervane is an integral part of the daily life of the coastal inhabitants and the accent of the homestead decoration. After the educational activity, there is a discussion, reflection with the children, proper attention is paid to receive feedback from the children. Children receive their own handmade decorated weathervanes as gifts.

LIETUVOS JŪRŲ MUZIEJUS

Smiltynės g. 3, Klaipėda, Lietuva.

https://www.muziejus.lt/lt/aplankyti muzieju Museum web page of virtual tours: https://www.muziejus.lt/lt/ekspozicijos; https://www.muziejus.lt/lt/rinkiniai Museum provide online lectures: https://www.muziejus.lt/lt/paslaugos/virtualios pamokos

Children’s feedback. "I really liked it, we learned a lot about the weathervanes used in antiquity", "Very fun activity".

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HYSTORY AND DRAMA

History,Literature,Drama

Teachers:SilviaPopovici School:AsociatiaDemetriusIași Country:Romania

age of children: 11-12 years old size of group: 25 30 students duration of activity: 1 hour

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Students are given a tour of the memorial house of the Romanian writer of history novels Mihail Sadoveanu, offering relevant information about the author`s life and writings (10 minutes).

The teacher splits the students in 5 groups of 5 6 participants and offers each group an envelope containing fragments from a famous literary work of Mihail Sadoveanu relevant for its historic information. Each group of students is asked to assemble the fragments so that the text to make sense in a given short time, 5 10 minutes, then to read it very quickly.

Then students are asked to choose the roles in the text, including director and act the dialogues in the fragment as the writer himself would do it. After a short preparation period of another 10 minutes each group will give the performance before the other groups which evaluate the performance.

After all representations are finished, the teacher initiates a discussion based on the questions:

How did you feel as an actor/actress in that role? How did you feel as a spectator of these small history plays? Have you found out anything new about that historic moment? Is it important that someone wrote a novel about that historic period hundreds of years later?

Was it difficult for the writer to recreate the historic atmosphere? Would you like to write a history novel? What historic period would you chose? Why?

Students’ feedbacks:

Students were quite enthusiastic about finding out more about the writer, his life and his writings. It was very happy to experience drama and to discuss about the historic moment mentioned in the literary fragment. The activity enhanced their creativity, critical thinking, imagination and sense of details. They mentioned remembering better the historic aspects.

MUZEUL NAȚIONAL AL LITERATURII ROMÂNE IAȘI

(National Museum of Romanian Literature), Iaşi, Romania

https://www.muzeulliteraturiiiasi.ro/ Mihail Sadoveanu Museum, Iaşi, Romania https://www.muzeulliteraturiiiasi.ro/muzeul-mihailsadoveanu/

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CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS BASED ON A POEM

Literature,Art

Teachers:MihaelaCebotari

School:InternationalSchoolSpectrumIași Country:Romania

age of children: 13 14 years old size of group: 25-30 students duration of activity: 1 hour and 30 minutes

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

The teacher chooses a poet to be studied at school e.g. Romanian poet Otilia Cazimir. The museum educator gives students a tour of the poet`s memorial house and presents important details out this poet, aspects about historical context and connections with his/ her writings, if any, aspects aboutherpoemsandanyotherrelevantdetails(20minutes).

The teacher recites a poem by the chosen poet and starts a discussion with students (10 minutes) about the topic of the chosen poem. Relevant questionscanbe:

Whatfeelingsareexpressedinthispoem?

Whatdoyouthinkisitabout?

Have you ever experienced these feelings? Have you ever had this experience?

Are there are differences in the way the poet lived her experience comparedtohowsomeonetodaywouldexperiencethesamething? Whatdoyoulikeandwhatyoudon’tlikeaboutthepoem?Why?

The teacher splits the students in 5 groups of 5 6 participants and ask each group to create a story based on the topic of the poem, expressing the aspects they like the most or the feelings involved or the way they see an ending, if applicable. They have to express this story in a creative way using the tools and methods they want: writing, drawing, role playing or mimicking(25minutes).

Then, each group presents their work in front of others for 5 minutes (25 minutes in total). Final part is dedicated to questions and final discussion with students (10 minutes). Possible questions are:

What story do you liked the most and why? How did you feel during this exercise? How easy was it for you to create the story?

Students’ feedbacks:

All the students were very happy with this activity at the museum. They felt connected to the text of the poem, they understood better the message and the feelings expressed and they were glad that they had the opportunity to be creators in their turn.

MUZEUL NAȚIONAL AL LITERATURII ROMÂNE IAȘI (National Museum of Romanian Literature), Iaşi, Romania

https://www.muzeulliteraturiiiasi.ro/ Otilia Cazimir Museum, Iaşi, Romania https://www.muzeulliteraturiiiasi.ro/muzeul-otiliacazimir/

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LEARNING ABOUT MY COUNTERFACTUAL COMMUNIST CHILDHOOD

History

Teachers:MihaelaCebotari

School:InternationalSchoolSpectrumIași Country:Romania

age of children: 12 15 years old size of group: 25-30 students duration of activity: 1 hour and 30 35 minutes

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

The teacher together with museum guide present students some details related to life in communism in Romania and other East European countries, based on the objects of the museum exhibition (house and school objects from communist period). Teacher emphasizes aspects related to historical context and relevant information (25 minutes).

The teacher splits the student in groups of 5 6 members and asks them to imagine what a day in their childhood would have been like if they had lived in communist Romania. Students have 25 minutes to prepare a short role play of 5 minutes duration to illustrate this day of their communist childhood. They can focus on what is happening at school, at play with their friends or at home, or they can combine these places. It is very important to enter the atmosphere of the exhibition and use the information presented. The teacher and the museum guide can guide the students during the exercise, answering their questions or ambiguities.

Each group will play their role play in front of others (25 30 minutes). In final discussions, teacher asks students how they felt and which is the most important thing they have learned from this exercise. The teacher can bring in the final comments small clarifications or information that he/ she considers important to be emphasized on this subject (15 minutes).

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Children’s feedbacks:

The students were very happy with this activity and they think they understood this period better.

MUZEUL COPILĂRIEI ÎN COMUNISM IAȘI

The Museum of Childhood under Communism, Iaşi, Romania

https://www.muzeulliteraturiiiasi.ro/muzeul-copilariei-incomunism/

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A DRAWING PIECE OF A FAIRY-TALE

Literature

Teachers:MihaelaCebotari School:InternationalSchoolSpectrumIași Country:Romania

Age of children: 8 10 years old Size of group: 25-30 students

Duration of activity: 1 hour and 30 minutes

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

Museum guide and teacher present Ion Creangă’s house with details about his life and writings, adapted to the age of students (10 minutes).

The teacher asks the students who want, in turn, to read aloud one of the fairy tales or stories about his childhood memories written by Ion Creangă (20 minutes).

After this reading, the teacher asks the children to close their eyes, to stay calm and relaxed and to enter this beautiful fairytale atmosphere (2-3 minutes). Then, students are divided in 5 groups. Their task is for each group to choose a scene from this fairy tale or story and draw it on a piece of paper (20 minutes).

Then, each group presents their work in front of others for 5 minutes (25 minutes in total). Teacher will ask questions to help students in their presentation:

Why did they choose this scene from the fairy tale/ story? What is their favorite character? How did they use the colors? Do they represent anything? As they draw, what can they say about each character? About their features or feelings, etc.? What story would they tell from their childhood if they were writers?

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Final part is dedicated to questions and final discussion with students(10minutes).Possiblequestionsare:

What did they like most about this fairy tale/ story and why?

Could they find another ending for this fairy tale/ story?

If they were to meet Ion Creangă, what would they say to him? What did they like and dislike about this activity?

Children’s feedbacks:

Children really enjoyed this activity and want to read more stories and fairy tales written by the author.

MUZEUL “ION CREANGĂ” IAȘI (The Museum “Ion Creangă Iaşi), Iaşi, Romania https://www.muzeulliteraturiiiasi.ro/muzeul-ioncreanga bojdeuca/

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14.

A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, AN AUTHOR

Literature

Teacher:SilviaPopovici School:AsociatiaDemetriusIași Country:Romania

Age of children: 14 15 years old Size of group: 25-30 students

Duration of activity: 1 hour and 50 minutes

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

Museum guide will present the exhibitions and details about the writers and their works exposed (25 minutes). Teacher adds any relevant information, if needed (5 minutes).

Students are divided in 5 groups and asked to choose a writer/ author and to imagine that they are journalists of that time. Their task is to outline or to write the main ideas of a newspaper article about the author they have chosen. They can focus on anything that inspires them from that exhibition (25 minutes).

Each group has 5 minutes to present their articles to the others (25 minutes in total).

Then, the teacher can emphasize different aspects and invite the students to discussions, asking each group the following questions (30 minutes in total):

Why did they choose this author?

Did they read any of that author's writing? Did they like it or not? Why?

What caught their attention the most about that author? What would you like to know more about that author? What did they like about the exhibition about this author? How did they feel as "journalists" in this activity? How hard or easy was it for them?

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Children’s feedbacks:

The students testified that they liked this role of journalists very much and that they were able to enter the atmosphere of the time, thanks to the visit to the museum. They also said that after this activity they are curious to read more of the works of Romanian writers.

MUZEUL LITERATURII ROMÂNE

( The Museum of Romanian Literature), Iaşi, Romania https://www.muzeulliteraturiiiasi.ro/muzeul literaturii romane/

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NATURAL CLOCKS

target group: for students from 9 till 13 years size of group: from 10 up to 25 children duration of activity: 45 min

Introduces students to the biological clocks of flowers, birds and humans. They find out in what hours the flowers unfold and close in various plants, the hour when the birds sing most actively, what changes take place in the human body every hour. Slides with flower clocks in various countries of the world are shown, pupils listen to the recordings of birds' voices, they discuss the human biological clock.

CLOCKS MAKING

target group: for students from 5 till 9 years size of group: from 10 up to 25 children duration of activity: 1 hour

During the educational session pupils will get acquainted with the main parts of the clock (dial, hands and hours). Pupils will each get a clock base that they can color with pencils, crayons and other coloring tools. When the base of the watch is ready, they will write down the numbers and decorate it.

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RENAISSANCE MAN IN LITERATURE AND ART

Literature,Art

Teacher:VaidaJokšienė

School:Klaipėdos"Versmės"progimnazija Country:Lithuania(KPSKC)

Children age: (13 14 years old group) Group size: up to 26 children Duration of activity: 2 hours (2 lessons)

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

Students will be able to recognize the features of the Renaissance in the works of V. Shakespeare, F. Rabel, M. de Cervantes, L. da Vinci, in the canvases of other artists (search for a hero). Will participate in education at I. Kant Public Library.

LESSON ONE. During the preparatory lesson, students discuss the characteristics of the Romantic man as they have changed since the Middle Ages. The smart board displays images of a medieval and renaissance man, reflecting his worldview. By observing the images, the students name the features of the Renaissance man: external beauty, majesty, man - the master of his destiny, harmonious with the outside world, etc.

LESSON TWO. The lesson takes place in the Immanuel Kant Public Library of Klaipeda City Municipality. Students are introduced to Renaissance artists and their work. Working in groups, students look for the equivalents of the characters (heroes) of V. Shakespeare, F. Rabelle, M. de Cervantes in their art albums and discuss their choice.

Children’s feedbacks: "I discovered an art library that I will definitely return to. I have denied my belief that the library is a boring place. I took a new look at the portraits of characters created in literature and art", said Titas Č.

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IN THE LABORATORIES OF TIME

Literature, history, geography, mathematics and English Teacher: Areta Tamošaitienė

School: Klaipėdos Licėjus

Country: Lithuania (KPSKC)

Children age: 12 years old

Group size: up to 19 children

Duration of activity: 1 3 academic hours

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

After reading and discussing Babbitt's book The Eternal Flows, students will explore what time is, how it is perceived in different periods, what secrets the history of clocks hides, and what clocks they used to measure time.

Children’s feedbacks:

"The visit to the watch museum was a lot of fun. The teams received questions about which answers we had to find in the museum, and later the teams were given clocks about which we had to gather information and answer the questions. We’ve learned more about the types of watches and how they work, how time has been measured in the past. We also deepened our understanding of time". Mėta K. (6th grade).

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MUSEO DELL’ACQUALAPIS MUSEUM

Content of activity: archaeology, history and art lesson

Country: Italy (L.U.E.T.E.C)

Children age: 8 12 years old

Group size: up to 19 children

Duration of activity: long term project

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

Naples hides incredible treasures underground and what lies beneath the Basilica of Pietrasanta is truly a precious treasure that time has had the clemency to preserve. An 'archaeological lift' takes you underground to visit the Water Museum, a onekilometre long trail that winds its way through the ancient cisterns of the Acquedotto della Bolla to two other ancient cisterns.

The particular geological and morphological conformation of the Neapolitan subsoil, made of tuffaceous rock, whose main characteristic is lightness and stability at the same time, has in fact allowed the creation of a real underground city.

The main use for many centuries was precisely related to water supply, with the construction of rainwater cisterns that had to ensure a constant flow of water to the city.

Thanks to an innovative lighting system, a play of light and colours has been created to enhance the beauty of this place, together with the roar of the water that forms real streams. Rita brings the children's attention to the holes in the walls of this cistern. These are the "grappiate", cavities in the form of steps that allowed the pozzari to climb up and down to clean the cisterns.

At the end of the route we went back and took the archaeological lift up to the surface.

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THE NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF NAPLES

Content of activity: mann for kids, a museum for children (archaeology, history and art lesson)

Country: Italy (L.U.E.T.E.C)

Children age: 5 12 years old group

Group size: up to 15 children

Duration of activity: long term project

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

The MANN. The National Archaeological Museum of Naples is among the oldest and most important in the world for the richness and uniqueness of its heritage and for its contribution to the European cultural scene. The origin and formation of the collections are linked to the cultural policy of Charles III of Bourbon, on the throne of the Kingdom of Naples since 1734, and his son Ferdinand IV. The Palazzo degli Studi, built in 1585 as a "cavalry barracks", is one of the most imposing monumental buildings in Naples. There are three main sections: the Farnese collection, the Pompeian collections and the Egyptian collection, which is the third most important in the world after the Egyptian museum in Cairo and the Egyptian museum in Turin.

Activities for children at the Archaeological Museum of Naples. The Museum promotes various projects aimed at strengthening its deep connection with the city and offering families, schools and children a place to socialise and learn through inclusive and innovative methods. MANNforKIDS is a museum education workshop dedicated precisely to all children and young people in Naples and Campania and to the Museum's young and very young Italian and international visitors.

Piazza Museo 19, Napoli

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CITTÀ DELLA SCIENZA

Content of activity: City of Science: the children's area (archaeology, history and art lesson)

Country: Italy (L.U.E.T.E.C)

Children age: 5 12 years old group

Group size: up to 15 children

Duration of activity: long term project

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY:

City of Science: the children's area. There is also a space dedicated to children, with soft cushions, small experiments on light, reflection, the chamber of mirrors, the lie detector (very funny), with staff supervising the children and the workshops. And since the main theme of the City of Science is respect for the planet, here is an exhibition dedicated to the future of the bicycle. Science Centre of Città della Scienza is enriched by laboratory spaces where all the activities dedicated to families and schools are carried out in the weekly programme. Specifically, each weekend offers a rich programme of entertainment activities and workshops to learn while having fun and to encourage involvement and socialisation. In addition, the space offers the possibility to have lunch, buy souvenirs, but also to organise birthday parties for children or special science parties.

It is a large science park, where you can discover the secrets of the human body and descend into the deepest abysses, a museum where children can experience the thrill of exploring the infinitely small world of insects, including workshops, shows, interactive paths and feel the thrill of flying to the stars aboard a 3D rocket. A park where learning is fun.

Corporea. Enter the human body, feel the heart beat, see how synapses work in the brain or what happens to food once it is in the stomach. An exhibition on three floors, with 14 thematic islands, videos, interactive games and experiments. There is also a 3D printer to print out parts of the body.

Our favourite game? The mega video game to kill viruses and bacteria with laser guns. And everyone, young and old, will be thrilled as they place their hands on the metal panel and listen to their hearts beat.

Via Coroglio 57/104, Napoli www.cittàdellascienza.it

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VISIT TO THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM

History, Art, Languages School: DES Primary School Country: Greece

8-9 years old group of 35 children duration: 1 day

The Acropolis MuseumAthens https://www.theacropolismu seum.gr/

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

In the content of their history lessons regarding the ancient times and the ancient Greece, students of the 3rd grade visited the Acropolis museum and participated in the educational program of the museum.

The educational visit gave children the opportunity to view the exhibits of the Acropolis temple and learn all about the architecture, the history and the special features of Acropolis.

Before the visit to museum teachers can use this main information from history: Until the middle of the 17th century, the Acropolis’ most important monuments remained generally intact, as shown by the drawings of European travellers. In 1645, however, the Propylaia suffered severe damage from an explosion of stored gunpowder ignited by a bolt of lightning. Furthermore, in 1686, the Turks, facing a threat from the Venetian army led by General Morosini, dismantled the Temple of Athena Nike to use its building material for reinforcing the Acropolis walls and for construction of a defensive rampart in front of the Propylaia. Then, in 1687, came the Parthenon’s turn. Many of the building’s architectural members were blown into the air and fell in heaps around the Hill of the Acropolis due to the explosion of the gunpowder stored inside the temple.

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

In the 18th century, as more and more travellers visited the Acropolis, they often made a point of taking away something ancient as a memento. Systematic looting of the site, however, occurred at the beginning of the 19th century, when Britain’s ambassador to Constantinople, Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, managed to secure an authorization (firman) from the Ottoman Sultan for investigation of the Acropolis - but not for stripping the monuments of their sculptural decoration. Nevertheless, Elgin’s team removed a large number of the sculptures until then preserved on the Parthenon, as well as one of the Caryatids from the Erechtheion, four frieze blocks from the Temple of Athena Nike and other antiquities, which were shipped off to Great Britain.

In 1833 the Turkish garrison withdrew definitively from the Acropolis which, in 1834, became an archaeological site proclaimed by the newly established Greek State. Then began efforts to gather, preserve and protect the antiquities scattered on the Rock. Their number, which was increasing steadily due to the archaeological excavations being conducted in the hill’s ancient deposits, made it pressing to create a museum on the site. Thus began the search for a suitable location, which finally led to the decision in 1863 to establish the Museum in a hollow in the ground, southeast of the Parthenon. The Museum was founded in 1865, completed in 1874 and housed the finds of the first excavations on the Acropolis; however, it proved insufficient to accommodate the abundance of new finds which had been brought to light during the large, ongoing excavations, leading thus to the construction of a second small building in 1888, next to the previous one. Finally, following the Second World War, a radical architectural refurbishment was undertaken resulting in the creation of a new building that continued to operate until 2007.

In 1975 is formed the Committee for the Conservation of the Acropolis Monuments (ESMA), with a view to examining all the dangers of the Acropolis monuments and submitting studies. The first building that was taken care of by ESMA is the Erechtheion, from which the Caryatids were removed in 1979 to be saved from the relentless damage caused by outdoor exposure and they were transferred to the Museum on the Rock.

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CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

The problem of insufficient space arose once again and the idea of constructing a new Acropolis Museum emerged - this time, however, not on the Sacred Rock. The architectural competition was held in 2000, which led to the selection of the proposal by Bernard Tschumi and his Greek collaborator Michael Photiades. The new Acropolis Museum was constructed on the south side of the Acropolis at a distance of 300 metres from its monuments. The Museum’s foundations were completed on the 30th of January 2004 and its opening took place on the 20th of June 2009.

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BYZANTINE AND CHRISTIAN MUSEUM

Art, History

School: DES Primary School Country: Greece

10 years old group of 35 students duration: 2 days

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

In the content of the history lessons of year 5, students visited the Byzantine and Christianism Museum of Athens. The goal was for the students to observe the exhibits and link them to the historical era they are taught at the school. Byzantine art is tide up with the Christian culture so children had a clear idea of what was the Byzantine art all about.

The students took part to the educational program of the museum.

The Byzantine and Christian Museum, which is based in Athens, is one of Greece’s national museums. Its areas of competency are centred on but not limited to religious artefacts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, post-Byzantine and later periods which it exhibits, but also acquires, receives, preserves, conserves, records, documents, researches, studies, publishes and raises awareness of. The museum has over 25,000 artefacts in its possession. The artefacts date from between the 3rd and 20th century AD, and their provenance encompasses the entire Greek world, as well as regions in which Hellenism flourished. The size and range of the collections and value of the exhibits makes the Museum a veritable treasury of Byzantine and post Byzantine art and culture.

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Byzantine and Christian Museum website: https://www.byzantinemuseum.gr/

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HELLENIC MARITIME MUSEUM PIRAEUS

History, geography School: DES Primary School Country: Greece

10 years old students group of 15-20 students duration: 5 weeks

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

After having learned about travelers of the past, students visited the museum to view the exhibits and understand the old ways of travelling. The exhibits were mostly of the ancient times and students used the information collected in their IB PYP project of the unit.

The first building, in which H.M.M. was housed in 1955, was located at the Akti Moutsopoulou 18 at the small port of Zea (Pasalimani) and belonged to Mrs. Anna Pipineli. There, the collected exhibits up until that time were placed offhand, while the effort to collect nautical heirlooms was intensified.

In its showrooms today, more than 2,500 exhibits classified chronologically and thematically, revive the maritime history and tradition from the prehistoric era until today.At the Museum premises there is also a Nautical library open to the public during its working hours and days. The library has more than 17,000 volumes of books and magazines with a central focus on the maritime history, science and art.At the exterior space of the Museum sculptures and important outdoor exhibits have been placed, like the turret of the historical submarine “PAPANIKOLIS” and ship anchors from ships of the “NAVARINON” naval battle.

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The primary purposes of the museum, as defined in the statutes, are:

The quest, collection, preservation and exhibition of the historical heirlooms that refer to the sea struggles, as well as in every maritime activity of the Hellenes from the prehistoric era until today.

The study and documentation of our maritime history.

The preservation and projection of our maritime heritage.

The emergence of our country with its long lasting maritime history, into a dynamic factor of the international scientific community in the marine history and tradition research.

The cultivation of love for the sea, that constitutes for the Hellenes an inexhaustible source of life.

Maritime Museum of Piraeus https://www.hmmuseum.gr/

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EXHIBITION: WOMEN DURING THE GREEK REVOLUTION OF 1821

Art, History, Social Studies School: DES Primary School Country: Greece

11 years old students group of 35 students duration: 1 day

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

https://thf.gr/el/

While teaching the facts of the Greek history, students were introduced to this exhibition in order to examine the status of women at this period. The fact that European painters selected the Greek women as an art subject shows the feelings of philhellenism. The ways that women supported the revolution is a perspective of the war period.

Children were really enthusiastic in approaching the subject of a social aspect. They were showed around the paintings and took part in the educational program of the museum.

The B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation’s first aim is to promote Music and the Fine Arts, both nationally and internationally. Through its Spyros Papaloukas permanent collection, it maintains a focus on Modernist art, while investigating its development over the centuries to the contemporary art world of today.

Located in the center of Athens a visit to Theocharakis foundation is always a nice choice when it comes to museum educational programs. With many different areas of interest and various periodic exhibitions, the foundation aims to bring information from over the centuries to young minds.

The Foundation wishes to unite families, communities and cultures under the adventurous, ever-changing and exciting spirit of Art. Lately, special emphasis is placed on attracting younger visitors, familiarizing them with Music and the Visual arts and their various experiential forms, cultivating their aesthetic antennas, and making them feel at ease in a Museum environment.

B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music

THE MUSEUM OF FOLK ART AND TRADITION "AGGELIKI HATZIMICHALIS"

History, literature, Art, Social Studies School: DES Primary School Country: Greece

11 years old group of 42 students duration: 2 days

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

In the content of their history lessons and the IB-PYP unit:” Who we are in place and time” students of the 6th grade visited the Folklore art and tradition museum to experience a different kind of museum education. Children played, danced and had fun as they were introduced to the exhibits of the museum. Children had a fresh and fun guidance through the museum. Seeing the artifacts of the past reflected on what they were taught through history, literature and art lessons while they understood the social needs of this period of time.

The Museum of Folk Art and Tradition "Aggeliki Hatzimichalis" has been operating since 1980 and is housed in the old mansion of the first Greek folklorist Aggeliki Hatzimihalis (1895 1965) in Plaka. The building is a monument of the latest Greek urban architecture of the interwar period and is the work of the Macedonian architect Aristotle Zachos (1871-1939), who combined traditional elements with neoByzantine and Macedonian elements, while the interior wood carved decoration was created by the folk craftsman N. Thomopoulos. In the halls of the Museum, collections of folk art objects with works of woodcarving, metalwork, pottery, traditional costumes, embroidery and carpets made on looms are exhibited. Some of them belong to the Hellenic Folklore Society, while others come from private donations.

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However, in the space there are furniture, books, letters and personal belongings of Aggeliki Hatzimichalis, offering the visitor the possibility of approaching her course and work in the social and intellectual life of Greece.

The purpose of the Museum of Folk Art and Tradition "Aggeliki Hatzimichalis" is the rescue, preservation and display of objects of folk art, while as a member of ICOM (International Council of Museums) and the Network of Museums it is open to the public, communicating and exhibiting its collections for study, education and entertainment. At the same time, it organizes periodic exhibitions that are consistent with the space and concern Greek folk culture, offers free guided tours and educational programs of museum education for all school levels. It also has a folklore library, which can be visited by scholars researchers.

The Museum of Folk Art and Tradition "Aggeliki Hatzimichalis" website: https://www.opanda.gr/index.php

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WHAT MAKES US, US PROJECT- CONDUCTED BY THE ARTIST ANNIE RIGAS

Art, history, social studies – IB-PYP unit: “how we express ourselves”. School: DES Primary School Country: Greece 6 11 years group of 250 students duration: 2 weeks

The project was conducted by the Artist Annie Rigas.

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Children were introduced to the different clothing over the centuries. The clothes we preferred defined our identity, the general political, economical and social status of people in certain ages. Pupils explored the definition of beauty through times and felt the textiles.

Children created their own models using textiles, colors and fashion trends of the time they explored. The outcome was a physical and virtual museum of exhibits for every period of time. The project was conducted by the Artist Annie Rigas. She guided students over the information and the making of the dolls models.

ANNIE RIGA is a visual artist and educator based around Europe. She completed her BA in Fine Art at Falmouth University in the UK and then completed her master’s degree at St. Joost Academy in the Netherlands. Annie has previously run after school workshops and weekly art classes at DES school and other institutions.

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