Outreach Trunks
Enhance your curriculum by borrowing an outreach trunk with connections to artworks in Joslyn's collections and exhibitions. Trunks are available for loan - FREE of charge - to community groups, schools, and homeschool teachers. Each trunk has touchable objects, a CD of images, and/or posters, books, videos, and a trunk guide with teacher information. These resources strengthen students' appreciation of art, prepare them for a Museum visit, and help tie visual art into the teaching of many subject areas.
Trunks may be borrowed for up to three weeks. Please schedule at least three weeks in advance (earlier for the best selection of dates). Joslyn ships trunks outside the greater Omaha area. Schools receiving a trunk via UPS are responsible for return shipping. Educators within the Omaha area must pick up and return the trunks to the Museum.
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African American Art *
Discover some of the important contributions that African American visual artists have made through reproductions, hands-on activities, and lesson plans suitable for all grade levels.
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Ancient Egypt
Explore this ancient culture with exciting new lesson plans, artifacts, photo reproductions, games, and more.
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Ancient Greece and Rome
Handle reproductions of Greek pottery and bronze artifact reproductions; assemble a caternary arch; examine photo reproductions, slides, and books; and learn about ancient history and culture.
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Animals in Art
Animals in Art use the theme of animals to enrich elementary level teaching of science, math, and language arts through lesson plans, activities, and hands-on objects.
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Art, Time and Culture*
Focus on art from various time periods and cultures with multi-cultural art objects, an interdisciplinary timeline activity, large reproductions, and books.
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Arts of Asia
Explore the arts of Asia through artifact reproductions, books, CD images, and more.
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Contemporary Native American Art
Contemporary Native American Art Use pottery, sculpture, and collage materials from artists, as well as interviews, photographs, slides, and videos, to discover Native American artists including Bob Haozous, Jacquie Stevens, and Arthur Amiotte.
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Impressionism
A world of light and color is revealed through videos, games, books, print reproductions, and postcards.
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Mexican Art and Culture*
Mexican Art and Culture use this trunk to expose students to Mexican culture. Poster reproductions and transparencies of artworks, touchable folk art objects, and games inspire young learners. Lesson and activity plans are included for grades K-6, although many activities can be adapted for older students.
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Multicultural Art and the Student with Special Needs*
Designed with the student with special needs in mind, this outreach trunk is a multicultural touch tour of object reproductions from around the world, paired with adaptable lesson plans. The focus on the basic elements of art will help to build an arts foundation for your class. Includes a copy of the teacher’s guide object labels in Braille.
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Mystery of the Museum
Uncover knowledge about the people, places, and artworks of Joslyn Art Museum through this engaging trunk. Lesson plans, art reproductions, and games are included to prepare and excite elementary age children for a visit to Joslyn.
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People of the Southwest and Plains*
Enrich your teaching with authentic pieces of pottery, weaving, basketry, and other crafts, as well as photo reproductions, slides, books, and videos highlighting Native artisans.
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The Adapted Artist: Tools & Activities for Students with Special Needs
A mini-trunk which includes adaptable art making tools, videos, books and activities which stimulate the mind and the imagination as well as develop fine motor skills.
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Travels into the Interior of North America, the Maxmilliam-Bodmer Expedition, 1832-1834*
Travel with these explorers of the North American frontier using an expedition map, hands-on materials from nature, printmaking tools, and videos of a historic journey.
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Twentieth Century Art: Modernism and Beyond
Learn about Modern and Contemporary art through books, activity boxes, reproductions, and lesson plans.
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