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Beliefs Made Visible: Religion and Art in South Asia
View the whole series of religious arts in South Asia.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Becoming a Master Islamic Calligrapher
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Background Information
An Introduction to the Qu'ran
A brief introduction to the Qu’ran. Includes audio by Qamar Adamjee, Malavalli Family Foundation Associate Curator of Art of the Indian Subcontinent.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Background Information
An Introduction to the Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty is one of the great dynasties in Chinese history, encompassing nearly four hundred years of expansion and consolidation which coincided with the period of the Roman republic and empire in the West.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Video
An Introduction to Japanese Buddhism
Professor Robert Sharf, University of California, Berkeley, discusses Japanese Buddhism at the Medieval Japan Teacher Institute at the Asian Art Museum.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Lesson
“When You Look at It from an Angle”: Perceiving Leo Valledor’s Art
GRADE LEVEL: High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Lesson
“Color Affects space”: Leo Valledor, Race, and Reception
Objectives: To understand how Valledor’s Filipino American identity shaped his art and his reception by the art community; to learn how to brainstorm substantive interview questions.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Video
A Brief History of Samurai Armor
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Lesson
The Japanese American Incarceration Experience: Loyalty and Civil Rights
Objective: Students will examine the experiences and perspectives of incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Activity
Experiment with Construction Paper Photograms
In this activity, you will simply use black construction paper, sunlight, and everyday objects from your house or yard.
GRADE LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
