Black History Month Resources - Smithsonian
Heritage Month Home Page
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month/
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: African American History and Culture features a
wealth of information, including a list of links,
exhibitions, and recommended
readings.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/afroam.htm
The Guide to African American Artists
explores the collections of the
Archives of American Art that focus on
the accomplishments, struggles, and
contributions of African American artists.
Among the collections in the Archives are the
personal papers of more than seventy
African American painters, sculptors,
and printmakers from the late 19th
century to the present, as well as more than
seventy tape-recorded interviews of artists.
The Guide to African American Artists
http://www.aaa.si.edu/guides/site%2Dafricanamerican/
The Anacostia Museum and Center for
African American History and Culture
offers a list of books and videos on African
American inventors.
Reading List
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/afinvent.htm
This Smithsonian American Art Museum
guide features lessons based on
reproductions of William H. Johnson
paintings. It includes a biography,
a chronology, and other background
material on the artist's life in the South,
in Harlem, and abroad.
Guide
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This National Air and Space Museum
online exhibition includes classroom
activities for grades 5-12.
The exhibition site itself provides
background for the lessons.
Classroom Activities
http://www.nasm.si.edu/interact/blackwings/
The Anacostia Museum's Office of Education
offers reading lists for ages 3-10 and 10-up.
Reading Lists
The Anacostia Museum and Center for
African American History and Culture
offers a list of works by such figures
as W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, and Zora
Neale Hurston.
Reading Lists
This free visitors guide and map lists
exhibitions and works related to
African American history and culture
across the Smithsonian. Also included is a
list of Smithsonian activities and programs
designed especially for children.
Guide
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The Education Programs page of the museum's
website includes curriculum
resources and a calendar of tours and
special programs.
Education Programs
Thank you,
The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Art and Programs (was Exhibitions and Education)
[http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/]
Research (was Museum Resources)
[http://africa.si.edu/research/]
About the Museum (was Visitor Information)
[http://africa.si.edu/about/]
Explore the Collections (was Collections)
[http://africa.si.edu/collections/] Calendar (different address)
[http://africa.si.edu/calendar.html]
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Technology Applications for learning in the portal
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Technology Applications for Learning
The Technology Applications for Learning Network is a catalog of technology
applications for learning.
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