LACMA partners with schools to enhance student engagement with works of art by looking, discussing, and creating art. School partnerships are multi-visit and focus on student-centered instruction that seeks to foster dialogue, critical thinking, and creativity by closely examining original artworks from the museum’s collection.
Image: Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
LACMA partners with schools to enhance student engagement with works of art by looking, discussing, and creating art. School partnerships are multi-visit and focus on student-centered instruction that seeks to foster dialogue, critical thinking, and creativity by closely examining original artworks from the museum’s collection.
Image: Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Teachers, introduce your classroom to LACMA’s collection! Museum instructors facilitate art observation, lead gallery activities, and guide art workshops during visits to the museum or LACMA’s gallery at Charles White Elementary School.
After School at the Museum is a four-week program that meets once a week. Sessions are designed sequentially to build on acquired concepts and skills. Transportation to and from the museum is provided. Participation is open to schools from all public school districts that are in proximity to the museum or Charles White Elementary School Gallery or have an early-release time one day per week.
The application for the next school year will open in May 2020.
Support for After School at the Museum is provided by The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, the Living Legacy Foundation, Southern California Edison, and the Dorothy Collins Brown Charitable Foundation.
Teachers, introduce your classroom to LACMA’s collection! Museum instructors facilitate art observation, lead gallery activities, and guide art workshops during visits to the museum or LACMA’s gallery at Charles White Elementary School.
After School at the Museum is a four-week program that meets once a week. Sessions are designed sequentially to build on acquired concepts and skills. Transportation to and from the museum is provided. Participation is open to schools from all public school districts that are in proximity to the museum or Charles White Elementary School Gallery or have an early-release time one day per week.
The application for the next school year will open in May 2020.
Support for After School at the Museum is provided by The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, the Living Legacy Foundation, Southern California Edison, and the Dorothy Collins Brown Charitable Foundation.
Please note: this programming has been postponed. Learn More
Maya Mobile
Teachers, introduce your classroom to the Maya, Aztec, and Inka world through LACMA’s mobile classroom!
The Maya Mobile—a 48-foot truck outfitted as an archaeological site—travels to schools teaching seventh-grade students about trade and cultural development of the Maya, Aztec, and Inka. During the classroom component, students have an opportunity to explore, examine, and learn from original works of art from the museum’s Art of the Ancient Americas collection! Using close looking and the rare opportunity for hands-on examination of objects that are hundreds of years old, students will learn how to handle these objects as primary source material.
The program is intended for seventh-grade classrooms in Los Angeles County public schools and is designed to integrate with the seventh-grade curriculum and the state standards for history/social science.
2019–20 Maya Mobile Online Application
This program is supported by a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation.
Ancient World Mobile
Teachers, introduce your classroom to the ancient world through LACMA’s mobile classroom!
The Ancient World Mobile—LACMA's traveling studio and classroom—travels to schools and provides students the opportunity to study and learn about the use and meanings of symbols from the art of Egypt, Southeast Asia, and Rome. During the classroom component, students have an opportunity to explore, examine, and learn from original works of art from the museum’s Ancient Egyptian collection! Using close looking and the rare opportunity for hands-on examination of objects that are hundreds or even thousands of years old, students will learn how to handle these objects as primary source material.
The program is intended for sixth-grade classrooms in Los Angeles County public schools and is designed to integrate with the sixth-grade curriculum and the state standards for history/social science.
2019–20 Ancient World Mobile Online Application
This program is supported by a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation.
Please note: this programming has been postponed. Learn More
Maya Mobile
Teachers, introduce your classroom to the Maya, Aztec, and Inka world through LACMA’s mobile classroom!
The Maya Mobile—a 48-foot truck outfitted as an archaeological site—travels to schools teaching seventh-grade students about trade and cultural development of the Maya, Aztec, and Inka. During the classroom component, students have an opportunity to explore, examine, and learn from original works of art from the museum’s Art of the Ancient Americas collection! Using close looking and the rare opportunity for hands-on examination of objects that are hundreds of years old, students will learn how to handle these objects as primary source material.
The program is intended for seventh-grade classrooms in Los Angeles County public schools and is designed to integrate with the seventh-grade curriculum and the state standards for history/social science.
2019–20 Maya Mobile Online Application
This program is supported by a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation.
Ancient World Mobile
Teachers, introduce your classroom to the ancient world through LACMA’s mobile classroom!
The Ancient World Mobile—LACMA's traveling studio and classroom—travels to schools and provides students the opportunity to study and learn about the use and meanings of symbols from the art of Egypt, Southeast Asia, and Rome. During the classroom component, students have an opportunity to explore, examine, and learn from original works of art from the museum’s Ancient Egyptian collection! Using close looking and the rare opportunity for hands-on examination of objects that are hundreds or even thousands of years old, students will learn how to handle these objects as primary source material.
The program is intended for sixth-grade classrooms in Los Angeles County public schools and is designed to integrate with the sixth-grade curriculum and the state standards for history/social science.
2019–20 Ancient World Mobile Online Application
This program is supported by a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation.
Please note: this programming has been canceled through April 15. Learn More
Art Programs with the Community: LACMA On-Site
Teachers, introduce your classroom to art alongside LACMA teaching artists through a multi-year partnership!
Partner elementary and middle schools receive artist-led workshops, curriculum materials, and professional development opportunities. These programs and materials are designed to stimulate critical thinking, support creative expression, and provide meaningful experiences with art over a multi-year partnership.
This program is intended for schools within the Los Angeles and Compton Unified School Districts.
For more, contact avaldez@lacma.org.
Art Programs with the Community: LACMA On-Site is made possible through the Anna H. Bing Children’s Art Endowment Fund. Additional support is provided by the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, Dr. Stanley Wachs and Lisa Moriyama, the Louis and Harold Price Foundation, the Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation, the Goodwin Family Memorial Trust, The Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing California, the Dryan-Felson Family, and the Ducommun and Gross Family Foundation.
Please note: this programming has been canceled through April 15. Learn More
Art Programs with the Community: LACMA On-Site
Teachers, introduce your classroom to art alongside LACMA teaching artists through a multi-year partnership!
Partner elementary and middle schools receive artist-led workshops, curriculum materials, and professional development opportunities. These programs and materials are designed to stimulate critical thinking, support creative expression, and provide meaningful experiences with art over a multi-year partnership.
This program is intended for schools within the Los Angeles and Compton Unified School Districts.
For more, contact avaldez@lacma.org.
Art Programs with the Community: LACMA On-Site is made possible through the Anna H. Bing Children’s Art Endowment Fund. Additional support is provided by the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, Dr. Stanley Wachs and Lisa Moriyama, the Louis and Harold Price Foundation, the Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation, the Goodwin Family Memorial Trust, The Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing California, the Dryan-Felson Family, and the Ducommun and Gross Family Foundation.