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teachers participating in a conversation about the depiction and symboly of dragons in the art of ancient china
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students creates timelines for their museums
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students created a name for their museums
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after beign assigned an ancient culture to work with, students selected a theme to focus their museums on
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students created visually attractive displays for their museums; this one is for the museum of japanese mandalas
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focusing on the depiction of dragons in ancient chinese art, students used a dragon stencil for their museum display
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without expecting it, students learned new art making skills (like how to cut and print a stencil). the techniques they used responded naturally to their design ideas for their museum displays
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the interactive component of the museum project was this panel which asked the very short and very complicated question: what is art? participants were invited to share their ideas using one word
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teachers reading the answers to the question written by exhibition guests on post its
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student engaging a teacher in an inquiry based conversation about the portrayal of women in ancient indian art
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students engaging the school headmistress in an inquiry based conversation about the depiction and symbology of dragons in the art of ancient china
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the opening was a huge success, teachers and students enjoyed the art, the tours, the refreshments in a very cordial and fun celebratory atmosphere
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student displays, to the left, museum of japanese mandalas and to the right, 'awana', museum of paracas (peruvian pre-hispanic) culture which showcased the influence of this ancient culture in modern peruvian art
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'awana', museum of paracas culture focusing on the influence of the art of this culture in modern peruvian art
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museum of ancient china focusing on the depiction of dragons in the art of ancient china