FIGGE ART MUSEUM TOURS

What do you want students to see? General Information The Figge and University of Museum of Art Reservations collections offer a broad selection of work and themes. Reservations are required. Contact Heather Aaronson at • Art that tells a story 563.326.7804 x2045 or [email protected]. • Art that inspires descriptive or creative writing Please have the following informatin when you call: • paintings and personal memorabilia • School/group name • Famous artists: Picasso, Matisse, Pollock and Warhol • School’s address (including zip code) and telephone number • Art in daily life: Furniture, windows, and textiles designed • Name of contact person and email address by Frank Lloyd Wright • Number of students • Art mediums: Bronze, wood, favrile glass, and more • Grade level(s) • Paintings depicting life in the Midwest during the • Number of chaperones Great Depression • Name of exhibition or collection tour • Women artists • Preferred date and time • Artists and diversity • Special requests • Art from around the world • Historical paintings: Portraits and scenes of daily life Tour availability • The Figge building: A world-class design by architect Tuesday-Friday 9 am-4:30 pm • Art museum jobs Group size Minimum of 15 students Maximum 30-100 (depending on tour) What do you want students to do? • Guided tour? Length of tour • Writing assignment in the gallery? Pre-school-kindergarten • 30 minutes • Sketching in the gallery? Grades 1-3 • 40 minutes Grades 4-6 • 60 minutes • Art-making experience in the studio (Look & Do Tour)? Grades 7-12 • 75 minutes

These popular tours are available: Optional studio art component Art activities require 45 minutes; there is an additional fee • My Five Senses for including this activity. • Animals in Art • Stories in Art Fees • Life in the Midwest Gallery tours • $3 per student • Mr. Ficke’s Art Collection Look & Do tours • $5 per student (includes art activity) • Mysteries in Art No charge for teachers and adult chaperones. • Learning about America through Art • Sculpture: Materials and Methods • Art in a Modern World • Haitian Art • The Innovators: Tiffany, Wright, Picasso, and Pollock

563.326.7804 www.figgeartmuseum.org Davenport, Iowa