Art History for Kids

Other Resources

• #MetKids: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• MoMA: Art-Making Activities
  Families Can Do at Home
  For kids ages six and over, drawing, collage, audio, and movement activities inspired by artworks in MoMA’s collection.
• JourneyMaker: Art Institute of Chicago
  With JourneyMaker, an innovative digital interactive, you can create your own one-of-a-kind adventure with works of art from the Art Institute’s collection.
• Get Creative at Home with the Art Institute of Chicago
  Looking for ways to get in touch with your artistic side? Need more activities to engage the kids? There’s plenty of inspiration to be found in the artworks in our collection—and we’ve got a few ideas on how you can tap into it.
• Museum of International Folk Art
• Asian Art Museum
• The Kennedy Center
  Featured content and media for students of all ages
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
  Explore African Art at home [pdf]

Videos

• What is Art? (GFCLearnFree on YouTube)
• Kirsten Brunner (YouTube)
  Each video contains a very short lesson on the artist or artistic style, and then steps for kids to make their own project.
• Aboriginal art and culture in the Territory