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Do you want the Gilcrease Museum to come to your school? Then we have the program for you! Through our Gilcrease Goes to School program, docents visit your school to present the program of your choice as it relates to the Americas and its inhabitants. Presentations are written with the PASS Objectives in mind and are designed to complement history and art curricula.
Presentations are designed to be used in one of three ways. As a stand-alone visit, we can present any one of the program choices to your class as a way to introduce or enhance a curriculum unit. Second, if you have a tour at the museum already scheduled, a Gilcrease Goes to School presentation can serve as a pre-museum visit.
Using images of the permanent collection, artifacts and activities, docents introduce your class to what they will see at and what they can expect during their trip to the Gilcrease Museum. Finally, if your group has already taken a trip to the museum, we can schedule a post-museum visit presentation. This presentation will remind students of what they have already seen and reinforce key concepts and ideas that they learned while at the museum.
Each presentation includes stories about the subjects, a brief history of the museum, and proper museum etiquette. Questions and discussion of students’ prior knowledge of the subject as well as an introduction to formal art elements are also included. Programs are presented at no cost to your school.
Presentations are scheduled through Sara Klein, Education Curator—Tours & School Programs. Please make reservations by calling 918/596-2767 of click here
to use our on-line reservation form at least three weeks in advance. Presentations are available for kindergarten through 12th grade, except where noted, and can be scheduled Monday-Friday beginning at 9 a.m. Have the following information available when you call/email:
- Day/Date that you would like the docents to come to your school (please have alternative dates in mind in case your first choice is not available)
- Time you would like the presentation to begin and end (programs typically last one hour)
- Location where the presentation will take place
- Grade level
- Number of students
- Name of group contact and his/her contact information (phone and email)\
- Which presentation you would like to schedule
- Date of tour and name of tour (if applicable)
- School’s name, mailing address, district, county and phone number
Docents will arrive at your school approximately thirty minutes before the presentation is scheduled to begin. Please let the proper school administration officials know to expect them. In the designated presentation space (classroom, media room, etc.) please provide a projection screen or white wall, a power source (or extension cord), a long table to display the artifacts and an interested student audience. Multiple presentations can be scheduled during one visit. Please call/email for more details.
American History Through American Art chronicles American history from the pre-historic period to the modern United States using artifacts and representations of portraits, history paintings, landscapes, and genre paintings.
Oklahoma History tells the story of our state from the ice age mammoths through statehood.
American Indians explores the buffalo dances, storytellers, games, traders, warfare and lifestyles of the American Indians.
Regions of America presents art and artists from the American East, West, and Southwest. The formal elements of art are also discussed as students explore America’s diverse artistic styles.
Westward Movement will take students back in time and show them aspects of our expansion to the West. Subjects include: Daniel Boone, Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, animals, Indians, settlers, hunters, traders, trappers, cowboys, cattle, soldiers, and transportation.
Enduring Spirit: Native American Artistic Traditions takes a regional look at the art made by native peoples from the Great Plains, Indian Territory, the East, the Southwest and the Northwest Coast.
Ancient Americas: Treasures from the Pre-Columbian Collections teaches students about the life and culture south of the border from ancient to modern times. Highlights include: Mexican masks and paintings, effigies from ancient civilizations and Incan artifacts.
Boots and Moccasins takes kindergartners through second graders on a journey through the West using images by Remington, Russell and Catlin that show life on the trail.
For questions or information concerning the Gilcrease Goes to School program contact:
Sara Klein
Education Curator – Tours & School Programs
918/596-2767
tours@gilcrease.org
Click here to make on-line reservations.
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