Museum of Contemporary Art

An Evening with CHRISTO!

This event and others are options for BONUS.

Touring the exhibition is a bonus. If you wish to go to the museum and look through the exhibitions as a bonus, contact me PRIOR to the event and I will give you your assignment to complete to earn the bonus.

Intersession Assignments January 2014

Watch the Video The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

and complete discussion board post Due WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8TH.

Read Chapter 19 and complete corresponding WKBK pages. Bring to me at MASS or drop by room 322 ... WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15TH

Read Chapter 20 and complete corresponding WKBK pages. Bring to me at MASS or drop by room 322 ... WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22ND

Read Chapter 21 and complete corresponding WKBK pages. Bring to me at MASS or drop by room 322 ... WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29TH

FOR FUTURE PLANNING...

Read Chapter 22 and complete corresponding WKBK pages. DUE IN CLASS... THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6TH

Great Video

Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals

Watch the video to gain more insight into the architectural masterpieces and the people who made them!

APAH Assignment...since we had no class today due to RETREAT

Go to the Middle Ages page of the class website.

Download the document title APAHVideoParadiseFound

Watch the video

Complete the worksheet

Turn in Monday 12-9-13 BEFORE SCHOOL!

Middle Ages...TAPESTRIES at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC

IN 2012 the National Gallery had an exhibition titled:
The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries

We are lucky to be able to view portions of the exhibition on the museum's website. The tapestries that were on display were restored prior to the exhibition. They "commemorate the conquest of two strategically located cities in Morocco by the king of Portugal, Afonso V".

You can view the wall panels by following this link.

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Middle Ages....KInghts and Their Armor

The Middle Ages was a time of conflict as regional communities were developing but needed to protect their assets. The armor worn by knights was functional, it kept them alive. The armor also had the potential to be decorative, some were embellished with crests and other key symbols.

The Detroit Institute of Arts has an example of a GOTHIC ARMOR.

The DIA Website also has additional "pieces" of armor that can be viewed.

A FASCINATING 2009 Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC was titled THE ART OF POWER. This exhibition displayed Royal Armor from Imperial Spain. Browse the online collection for a virtual tour

of the past exhibition.

Middle Ages...TAPESTRIES at the Met

Tapestries were more than functional wall coverings during the Middle Ages. Yes, the did keep the interiors of buildings cool in the summer and warm in the winter; but, they were more than that. Tapestries were decorative. Some told a tale.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a detailed collection of European Tapestries and an explanation of their Patronage during the Middle Ages (1400-1600).

The Unicorn Tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York "are among the most beautiful and complex works of art from the late Middle Ages that survive".

Since we cannot go to the Met to see the tapestries "live" while we are studying the Middle Ages. Take a few minutes to explore the Met's website

and view the multimedia content and learn more about this fascinating group of 6 tapestries from the Netherlands!