EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES

Animals in Art

Depiction of animals in art

What is the importance of animals in art? Students explore the representation of animals in art, and how since the Stone Age, people decorated caves with paintings or engravings of animals, to our present-day artists who depict them in their works.

Visual Literacy, Arabic, Science, Art and Crafts and Social Studies

KG, Grade 1 to Grades 4

Islamic Art

Islamic art motifs

What are the main decorations found in Islamic art objects? Students discover Islamic art’s distinctive decorative motifs found in art objects and architecture.

Islamic Studies, Arabic language, Arts and Crafts, History, Geography, Social Studies and Mathematics

Grade 3 to Grades 12, Grade 5 to Grades 8, Grade 9 to Grades 12

Balance and Movement

Art & Physical movement

How artists represent movement in art, and why? Students explore movement and balance in art through looking carefully at artworks from the museum’s collection. Students create a sequence of movements and moments of stillness to understand the relation between movement, balance and emotions.

Grade 1 to Grades 4, Ideal for People of Determination.

Treasures of the UAE

Reinforcing UAE national identity through the museum collection 

How do artworks in the collection reveal the UAE’s connection with the world?

Students learn about Emirati cultural heritage and identity and investigate the UAE’s global connections by exploring objects from across the seven Emirates.

Grade 1 to Grades 4, Grade 9 to Grades 12 

Take me to Asia

Cultural exchanges and influences

Which ideas, materials and art-making techniques travelled across Asia?

Students discover how the cultural exchange of ideas, materials and art-making techniques influenced artistic production and ways of living across Asia.

Social Studies, Art History and Geography, Literature, Creative writing, Visual literacy.

Grade 9 to Grades 12

Impressionism: Pathways to Modernity

Themes: New Art Movement

Description: Discover Impressionism and its pioneering works by Degas, Monet, Renoir, and Cézanne, and explore how the movement paved the way for new ways of seeing and representing nature and modern life.

Subject Links: Social Studies, Art History, Geography, Literature, Creative Writing, Visual Literacy, History, and more

Limited time: 12 October to 5 February 2023

Grade 9 to Grades 12

Architecture

Impressionism: A New Vision of the World

Discover how the works of the Impressionist artists Degas, Monet, Renoir, and Cézanne shocked the world and continue to inspire us today! Explore how they used new painting techniques to express nature, time, and modern life, and revolutionised ways of seeing and representing the world in art.

Art History, Geography, Literature, Creative Writing, Visual Literacy, History, and more 

Grade 5 to Grades 8

Bollywood Superstars

Themes: Storytelling, Moving Image, and Cinema

Description: Students discover the evolution of Indian storytelling from traditional dance to modern-day cinema.

Subject Links: Art History, Geography, Literature, Creative Writing, Visual Literacy, History, Drama, Film studies

Limited time: 25 January to 4 June 2023

Grade 5 to Grades 8, Grade 9 to Grades 12