Ancient Cultures Program


ANCIENT CULTURES ON-SITE AT GLENCAIRN MUSEUM

Grades 4–12 | 2 hours

Travel around the world and back in time as you and your students experience four ancient cultures reflected in the Glencairn collection. This program will:

  • Explore art and objects of Ancient Egypt, the Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.

  • Discuss similarities and differences in the worldviews, values, beliefs, and practices of each culture.

  • Provide hands-on, multisensory experiences with object replicas and educational materials to help immerse students in the lives and cultures of ancient people.

  • Include an interactive activity time in the Glencairn Studio where students will be invited to explore the ancient world more deeply, and examine how the values of each person that make up a culture influence the art and objects that are made by that culture. Students will be invited to reflect on their own identity, and to create a piece of art that captures this.


TRAVELING ANCIENT CULTURES

Grades 4–12 | 2 hours
25-mile radius limit
Classroom or meeting space required; activity materials included.

This version of our Ancient Cultures program comes to you in your classroom or meeting space! Just like our on site program, this traveling experience takes you and your students around the world and back in time through an experience of four ancient cultures reflected in the Glencairn collection. This program will:

  • Explore art and objects of Ancient Egypt, the Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.

  • Discuss similarities and differences in the worldviews, values, beliefs, and practices of each culture.

  • Provide hands-on, multisensory experiences with object replicas and educational materials to help immerse students in the lives and cultures of ancient people.

  • Include an interactive activity time where students will be invited to explore the ancient world more deeply, and examine how the values of each person that make up a culture influence the art and objects that are made by that culture. Students will be invited to reflect on their own identity, and to create a piece of art that captures this.