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Classical music concert. 50 points.
Attend a classical symphony, chamber concert or opera and submit a short,
two-page report explaining what you heard, who the composer was and how
his music fit into the classical era. Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Vietnam Memorial. 50 points.
Visit the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. and submit a two-page essay
on one of the following themes: (1) explain how the monument was characteristic
of the artistic movement known as "Minimalism" (after defining Minimalism);
(2) explain how, first, France and, then, the United States became involved
in Vietnam and what the outcome was.
Museums (Please feel free to make suggestions, especially to an out-of-town museum like any of those located in New York. See also the project created by students, a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago.)
Cold War Museum (50 points) or the Cold War Gallery of the U.S. Navy Museum
National Gallery of Art. 50 points.
Visit the collection of the Impressionists at the National Gallery of Art
and submit a brief, two-page essay explaining how certain, specific paintings
illustrate some of the characteristics of Impressionism. Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (50 points).
Visit the Korea Gallery at the Museum of Natural History and submit
a one-two page essay explaining what you discovered. Note some specific artifacts from the exhibit. Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Dumbarton Oaks. 50 points. Visit
Dumbarton Oaks at 1703 32nd St., NW, and describe what you saw. Also include
a brief, two-page report of the founding of the United Nations (part of
which took place at 1944 meetings at Dumbarton Oaks) and its development. Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
National Air and Space Museum. 50 points. Visit the National Air and Space Museum on the Mall and write
a short, two-page report that describes the exhibits and how they fit into
the space race. Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Holocaust Museum. 50 points.
Visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC and write a short, two-page report
describing the Holocaust and its impact on the Western World. Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Freer Gallery (50 points). Visit the
Asian art collections at the Freer Gallery and submit
a brief essay explaining how certain specific paintings/sculptures/artworks
defined some characteristics of Asian art in the nineteenth century. Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (50 points). Visit the
Asian art collections at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and submit
a brief essay explaining how certain specific paintings/sculptures/artworks
defined some characteristics of Asian art in the twentieth century (Cite some specific
examples.). Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
National Museum of African Art (50 points). Visit
the collections at the National Museum of African Art and submit
a brief essay explaining how the museum's collection of masks and sculpture
indicate some of the characteristics of African art (Cite some
specific examples.). Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Art Museum of the Americas (50 points). Visit
the collections at the Art Museum of the Americas and submit
a brief essay explaining how the museum's collection
illustrates some of the directions taken
by Latin American art since 1945 (Cite some specific examples.). Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
The Phillips Collection. 50 points.
Visit the collection of modernist paintings at the Phillips Collection
and submit a brief, two-page essay explaining how certain, specific paintings
illustrate some of the characteristics of modernism. Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Walters Art Museum (50 points). Visit
the Walters Art Museum and submit a brief essay explaining what is so wonderful about a
Chinese vase (Cite some specific examples.) Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Hillwood Museum & Gardens (50 points). Visit
the beautiful collections of the Hillwood Museum & Gardens and submit a
brief essay describing the work of Fabergé's Russian workshop (Cite some specific examples.). Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
International Spy Museum (50 points). Visit
the International Spy Museum and submit a
brief essay examining the role of espionage in the Cold War (Cite some specific
examples.). Please
submit either a photo of yourself (or a photo of a brochure or ticket) as evidence of your visit.
Interview project. 100 points.
Interview and record the views of at least five people who lived through,
or participated in, one of the following: the Great Depression, World War
I, World War II, the postwar Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War
or the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Using the information in the textbook and
the quotations of the people interviewed, write a short, organized three-page
paper about the impact of that event on the lives of people in the world.
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