As a final camp experience, we ventured out to The National Gallery of Art in downtown DC! We ventured onto the metro and impressed other riders with how orderly and quickly we all got through the turnstyles swiping our metro cards during the AM commute! We walked from the Archives-Navy Memorial metro stop and arrived just before the museum opened in time for a story about visiting the museum...
Once the museum finally opened, we traveled inside through the marble hallways and stairs. We were approached by a museum staff member who made a point to come over to tell us that we were one of the most responsible, and respectful group of campers he had seen in the museum! Campers spent time looking through some landscapes(one which had the Parthenon painted in it which we looked at Thursday!). Eventually we wandered to the room which I find kids are always fascinated by; the room which holds the
Shaw Memorial. We picked up a handy little kids guide which talkes about this piece, and found the corresponding pages...
The favorite prompt/question for this piece was about imagining and sharing what sounds you would hear in this piece of art. Campers got very creative with this and built off each others ideas! After about an hour and a half exploring the museum, we headed back to camp!
Thanks to the AMAZING Ms. Monica for documenting our day at the museum with her camera! I find on field trip and travel days I always forget to take pictures... and here's a rare thing you wont usually see on this blog... a picture with me in it!!!
THANK YOU to the amazing parents and campers of ARTventure DC session 1! I had such an amazing time with you all! Teaching, creating, and learning with these kids is an amazing opportunity and I'm so glad I get to see some of my students year round and help their love, knowledge, and skills within art continue to grow!
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