Museos Virtuales II

Activity: Virtual Museums II
Author:   Patricia Calderaso
Subject:  English
Course:  3rd
Bibliography: www.geogleartproject. com
                       http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicent_van_Gogh

Objectives of the activity:
       Explore museums from around the word, discover and view hundred of artworks, and read about their      
       history.
       Learn about Vicent van Gogh's life.
       Find information from Internet.
       Work in English: read and write, read and speak, ask and answer questions.

Proposal of activity:
       Beginning:
       Visit Art Project, and complete the activities. Art Project is a unique collaboration with some of the world's
       most acclaimed art museums to enable people to discover and view more than a thousand artworks online
       in extraordinary detail.

       Development:
       1- Visit the Moma The Museum of Modern Art Website and write about its history.
       2- Listen to "Visitor Guide" and tell a partner about how to use the site.
       3- Choose two paintings and discuss in class about them.
       4- Find information from Internet about Vicent van Gogh's life and answer the following  
           questions:
           a- Who was he?
           b- When was he born?
           c- When did he make his first work?
           d- How many paintings did he make?
           e- What are his artworks like?
           f-  When did he die?

        Closing:
        Do you recommend Art Project, powered by Geogle?