Mission & Programs Overview
Programs
New York City & New York State Standard-Based Curriculum
How to Book a Class
Download 2011–2012 School Program Brochure (PDF)
Morgan Book Project
Student Book Award
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Education | School Programs
Core program
- Off the Wall Math: Geometry and Architecture at the Morgan. Through various activities relying on observation, logic, and problem solving, students will understand how, a hundred years apart, the architects Charles McKim and Renzo used geometry and patterns to communicate their ideas to the Morgan's visitors.
- Door to Door: Building the Morgan for a Changing Community. Students will read the Morgan's architecture as if it were a book on New York City's social history.
- Reading a Building: Mr. Morgan and His Library. Students will piece together a character portrait of Pierpont Morgan by looking at his magnificent library.
- Writing Matters: Writing Tools in Ancient World Communities. Students will relate local natural resources to trading, communicating, and writing in the ancient world from Asia to the Mediterranean.
- Mythical Creatures: Students will observe Mesopotamian seals' imagery, and through gallery activities and art projects, they will be introduced to ancient myths and symbols.
- Colors of the World: Illuminated Manuscripts in the Age of Exploration
Students will step into Europe's past by reenacting skills and techniques that artists used to create the most exquisite medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the Morgan's collections. They will delve into the art of Western illumination as a means of exploring early Eurasian and African trade routes.
Fall Exhibition Tour for Teens
Through the Fall, the Morgan will offer High School students educator-led tours of two exhibitions.
Upcoming Spring programs
Through April and May, the Morgan will offer an additional school program created to coincide with In the Company of Animals: Art, Literature, and Music at the Morgan (March 2 through May 20) an exhibition examining the relationship of humans and animals as reflected in literature and the arts. The program will integrate visual literacy with the ELA and Social Studies curricula.
For more information on these two programs, please
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