On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attached Pearl Harbor, Hawaii leading the United States into World War II. Learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor in this middle school friendly video. To watch the full episode visit: https://airandspace.si.edu/events/victory-japan-and-end-wwii For lesson plans for the episide please visit the STEM in 30 collection on Smithsonian Learning … [Read more...]
Get to the Point: Georges Seurat and Pointillism- Part 1
Have you ever seen a billboard up close and wondered why it looks like a bunch of dots? Do you know that a very famous artist mastered a technique that your printer uses today? Join us as we learn about French painter Georges Seurat, discover the science behind how your eye blends colors, and create a gigantic painting we view from an … [Read more...]
Georges Seurat’s Sunday on La Grande Jatte | Art Institute Essentials Tour
On this episode of Art Institute Essentials Tour, take a closer look at Sunday on La Grande Jatte, painted by Georges Seurat in 1884. “Bedlam,” “scandal,” and “hilarity” were among the epithets used to describe what is now considered Georges Seurat’s greatest work when it was first exhibited in Paris. Spend some time with this timeless pointillist masterpiece, one of the most … [Read more...]
Giving Tuesday 2021 at The Henry Ford
With more than 26 million artifacts in our collections at The Henry Ford, storing them all can be a challenge, especially with large industrial, agricultural and transportation objects. That changed with the creation of our Main Storage Building. Now, after our teams' hard work of moving so many objects into MSB, we're facing another large, crucial project — replacing the … [Read more...]