Looking at Art in the Classroom

This book details the Guggenheim Museums classroom-tested, inquiry-based approach to learning. This user-friendly guide provides teachers (grades 28) with strategies and resources for investigating art to enhance student learning across the curriculum. For the classroom teacher, Art Investigation provides an exciting way to study contemporary and historical cultures while also improving critical thinking and literacy skills. For the art teacher, Art Investigation offers students the tools to engage meaningfully with the world of art and artists. This unique text features the experiences of the Guggenheim Museums 40-year-old Learning Through Art program, as well as reproductions from the museums vast art collection.