Galleries on the Go–ARCHITECTURE

Fulfills these requirements for the Kentucky Program of Studies and Related Core Content for grade 7:

AH-7-HA-U-3
Students will understand that the arts play a major role in the creation and defining of cultures and building civilizations.

AH-7-HA-S-VA2
Students will observe, classify, and create visual art according to styles and processes used in a variety of world cultures and historical periods.

AH-07-2.4.1
Students will analyze or explain how diverse cultures and time periods are reflected in visual arts.

• DOK 3
  Ancient Rome—Continuation of Classical Greek traditions in the arts, advancement of architecture (arch, vault, dome)

Program Description
Classroom: Reflect on the history of development along the Ohio River and exercise critical thinking skills to determine why the Baum-Longworth-Sinton-Taft house was built here.
Field Trip: Enjoy a scavenger hunt for architectural details and a variety of interior and exterior forms of decoration.
Studio: Make a building using collage to reinforce vocabulary of architectural and geometric forms.

Galleries on the Go is made possible with the generous support of the
Docents of the Taft Museum of Art

Fine Arts Fund Partner
Frisch’s Restaurants