Stained-Glass Program

STAINED GLASS AT GLENCAIRN MUSEUM

Grades K–12 | 2 hours | $8 per student
One chaperone per eight students required and free
Additional chaperones $8 each
Min. 8 students

Explore one of Glencairn Museum’s most visually stunning features in this guided, interactive, stained-glass program. This program will:

• Introduce students to medieval European Christian themed stained-glass windows in the Glencairn collection, and the ways in which these incredible works of art were part of people’s lives.

• Provide students with the language and knowledge to decode religious symbolism and imagery in medieval stained glass.

• Encourage student-led inquiry and discovery, building on the knowledge students gain as the program unfolds to invite them to step into the role of a historian.

• Include an interactive activity time in the Glencairn Studio where students will be invited to explore the craft of stained glass and the role of stained glass as a medium for storytelling. Students will be invited to reflect on their own story and identity, and to create a piece of art that captures symbols and ideas that are meaningful to them.

Stained-Glass Educational Resources