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Tiered roofs and spires on Cambodia's National Museum building in Phnom Penh: Tiered roofs and spires grace Cambodia's National Museum building in Phnom Penh. The top roof tiers near the central spire towers are designed in an ornamental "V" shape. Built between 1917 and 1920 during the French colonial period, the museum building exeplifies...; Format: image/photograph

Moat, guardian lion statue, and causeway into temple buildings at Angkor Wat: A carved stone lion statue stands on guard near a causeway over the huge water reservoir and moat surrounding Angkor Wat, the largest temple complex at the ancient city of Angkor. Angkor Wat, like many Hindu and Buddhist Southeast Asian temples, was designed...; Format: image/photograph

Colonial building in Independence Plaza, Quito: A colonial building with a massive arched entryway sits behind a ring of stone stone steps. The building is adorned with sculptures at the corners and several small domes sit atop the peaks. Independence Plaza is home to most of Quito's main administrative...; Format: image/photograph

Hittite gods 2000 BC: A series of bas-relief sculptures in the wall. The series is repetitive, with one figure on top, repeated in a straight line, above a different figure repetitive in the same fashion. The figures look stamped in the wall, in two straight lines across the wall....; Format: image/photograph

A critter sculpture at Clyde Jones' place in Bynum, NC: This is a critter sculpture at Clyde Jones' place in Bynum, North Carolina. He is well-known for his folk art sculptures of animals, as well as his eccentric house, which is painted with animals and surrounded by his sculptures.; Format: image/photograph

Stone carvings in Mahabalipuram, India: These are stone carvings in Mahabalipuram, India. The one furthest to the left is a woman dressed in a clingy dress. She is holding a pot in her left arm and is holding a pitcher loosely in her right hand with the mouth of it turned down. Her expression is...; Format: image/photograph

The Mint Museum: Access to digitized images from special exhibitions and the permanent collections of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, along with activities for kids.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Hickory Museum of Art: Hickory was the first city in the Southeast to establish a museum of American art. The collections include contemporary folk art, American paintings and prints, studio glass, pottery, and more.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Ackland Art Museum: Features online versions of art museum's exhibits and permanent collection, field trip guidelines and activities, lesson plans, and in-depth institutional background.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Mini totem poles: Students will create mini totem poles using paper towel tubes and Crayola Model Magic clay. Totem poles of Northwest Coast Indian tribes will be explored.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Mary Ann Athens.

Self-Portrait in Wire: This lesson covers line as an art element and sculpture as an art technique. It also includes an examination of wire sculptures created by Alexander Calder.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education); By Paulina Olson.

Painted cylindrical sculptures: Students will experiment painting a variety of lines as directed in addition to inventing their own on 12" x 18" paper. Students will also glue pre-cut paper strips onto their sculptures experimenting with a variety of paper sculpture techniques such as bending, folding and curling.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics); By Rose Szabo.

Changes in a democratic society (Lesson 3 of 3): This lesson is a follow-up lesson to the Changes in a Democratic Society, Lessons 1 and 2 of 3. Students will reflect upon and respond to a sculpture by Auguste Rodin, "Monument for the Defense of Paris." Permission has been granted by Ackland Art Museum to use the following sculptures: "Monument for the Defense of Paris" (Auguste Rodin) and "Wisdom Supporting Liberty" (Aime-Jules Dalou).; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Karen Wagoner.

Origami geometry: Students apply their knowledge of geometric terms to follow directions while folding an origami sculpture. Students then solve math problems which relate to the project with follow-up discussions about the project relating to geometric terms such as symmetry, faces, edges, square, triangle, plane, etc.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); By Cherl Hollada, Libby Morrison, Michelle Kaczynski, and Susan Pope.

Africa: Africa is a diverse continent not only geographically but also culturally. These rich resources bring African art, history, traditions, folklore and much more into the classroom.; Format: bibliography/help

Whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, NC: These are huge whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, North Carolina. The whirligigs are made by artist Vollis Simpson and incorporate complex movement and sound as a integral part of the sculptures.; Format: image/photograph

Whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, NC: A band practices in front of huge whirligigs at Windmill Farm in Lucama, North Carolina. The whirligigs are made by artist Vollis Simpson and incorporate complex movement and sound as a integral part of the sculptures.; Format: image/photograph

Motor car and galimoto: An intercultural lesson in pragmatism, creativity, and perseverance: In this lesson for grade three, students read the book Galimoto, about a young boy in Malawi, Africa, and his quest to gather wire in order to make a toy car. Students discuss the literary elements of the book, study the language used, and complete their own quests to gather wire and create their own galimotos.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Resources on the web

The Museum for American Studies: A vibrant, multimedia collection of exhibits on a variety of topics realted to American studies including: culture, society, and politics. User friendly and easy to navigate. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: University of Virginia

Secrets of Lost Empires: Ferret out long-forgotten secrets of early architects and engineers using a variety of interactive features and fascinating information. How did lost empires design and erect the medieval war machines known as trebuchets? Egyptian obelisks? The Easter Island... (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: PBS

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