AmericanArtandHistoryinanInternationalContext-MFA

**Date:** Tuesday December 13, 2011, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (includes travel time) **Location:** Museum of Fine Arts Boston (bus transportation provided from Reading Memorial High School)
 * American Art and History in an International Context at the Art of the Americas Wing, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston **

Explore the Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world. With a broad content emphasis designed for both U.S. history I and II teachers, we will consider art and artifacts from the Revolutionary War era to the mid-twentieth century, taking into account how historical events and international connections contributed to the construction of an American identity. This session includes a scholarly presentation, gallery tours and activities, modeling of classroom strategies that integrate the use of art and literacy, and an overview of the MFA’s Educator’s Online program.

**Art of the Americas Wing at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston:**

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** Advanced Reading: ** ** Bostwick Davis, Elliot. "A New World Imagined: Artistic Innovation and Inspiration in the Americas." In //A New World Imagined: Art of the Americas//. MFA Publications, 2010. ** ** (Participants: Please see email from 12/6/2011 for a copy.) **

**Driving and Parking Directions to the MFA:** [] **Validated Parking Cost:** $14 **Group Entrance:** Our group will enter the museum at the Linde Family Wing Entrance on Museum Road. (See map: []) **Parking:** The Museum Road parking garage and the Fenway and Huntington Lots are all convenient to the Linde Family Wing Entrance. (See map linked above.)

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