Diverse Historical and Cultural Perspectives in Native American and African American Art

Exploring a work of art's story, symbolism, and context can shape our perceptions of the world. The Toledo Museum of Art's week-long summer institute will help K-12 teachers develop skills and teaching strategies to facilitate their students' investigations into Native American and African American perspectives and contributions to American History through visual culture. During the institute, teachers will experience multiple perspectives on visual culture by examining both the production and reception of works of art through visual analysis. These strategies will then be implemented into teachers' classroom curriculums through guided and collaborative development sessions during the institute. The goal of the curriculum development sessions is to design lessons and learning activities inspired from the highlighted works that reinforce classroom learning.