At the Ackland, we design immersive and engaging guided experiences with art from our exhibitions and collection, in addition to thematic tours. Tours are always planned with your grade level and learning goals in mind and help students “look close and think far.”
A few practical details:
Browse the list of tours described below. As you review them, explore the related Pre/Post Visit Materials to use in your classroom before and after a Museum visit.
Make the most of your time on campus by combining your Ackland experience with a visit to the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, North Carolina Botanical Garden, or North Carolina Collection Gallery at Wilson Library.
We can’t wait to see you at the Ackland!
Tours offered April 27 to June 30, 2023. Explore works of art created by twentieth and twenty-first century African American artists who use traditional and non-traditional materials to address themes related to life and spirituality. Limited to 30 students; recommended for grades 6-12.
Image:
Lonnie Holley, American, born 1950, What Was Beyond Us (The Ocean of Our Thoughts), 2019, globe and stand, model ships, rocks, earth, moss, and cast iron pot, 40 1/2 x 19 in. (102.9 x 48.3 cm). Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Promised gift of John A. Powell, ’77, L2020.10.1a-o. © 2022 Lonnie Holley / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Examine art from diverse parts of Africa and Asia, and learn about their significance to the people who made and used them in their original settings. Limited to 30 students and recommended for Grades 4–12.
Investigate the artistic traditions of European art from classical times to the twentieth century and consider ways the human figure and the natural world are represented. Limited to 60 students and recommended for Grades 4–12.
Explore the expressive and experimental ways that artists have responded to changes in society and the environment since the late nineteenth century. Limited to 30 students and recommended for Grades 4–12.
Travel the globe as you discover ways that diverse peoples and cultures from ancient times through the twentieth-century communicate their values and beliefs through artistic expression. Limited to 45 students and recommended for Grades 4–12.
Experience works of art in the Ackland collection, focusing on their distinctive visual characteristics and historical significance. Limited to 60 students and recommended for Grades 4–12.
Explore artistic traditions of people and cultures from around the globe and find common themes expressed in objects across time. Ninety-minute tour limited to 45 students and recommended for Grades 10–12.
Discover the central importance of nature, belief, and ritual in art from Africa and Asia. Ninety-minute tour limited to 45 students and recommended for Grades 10–12.
Have fun learning to “read” stories in art from a variety of times and places. Limited to 60 students and recommended for Grades K–3.
Discover the joy of looking carefully, thinking critically, and engaging with works of art from around the world. Limited to 60 students and recommended for Grades K–12.
Ackland educators will work with you to create a customized experience for your students to match your curriculum needs or themes you are exploring in your classroom. Limited to 60 students and recommended for Grades K–12.
