Grades/Level: High School (9–12) |
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Activity Overview |
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Use this activity for visiting the Getty Villa's grounds and gardens. Students explore the Villa gardens, looking closely at the garden sculpture and reflecting on its meaning and use. |
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Learning Objectives |
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Students will be able to: |
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Materials |
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Download the documents below to use for your pre-visit activity, visit to the Villa (student worksheet), and post-visit activity. Links to images of works of art that students will see at the Villa are also provided. |
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Activity Steps |
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Below is a summary of the activities contained in the downloadable materials above. Pre-Visit Activity: Students learn about different gardens that were included within an ancient villa. They think about the role of a garden and garden sculpture in the ancient world and compare ancient gardens to gardens today. Student Worksheet: At the Villa, students explore sculptures in the Getty Villa's gardens and galleries and think about the kinds of conversations the sculptures would have sparked among people enjoying the garden spaces where the sculptures were placed. Post-Visit Activity: Students follow up their visit to the Getty Villa by designing sculptures for their own gardens that depict inspirational people or themes. They can also design their own gardens based on the ancient gardens they saw at the Villa. |
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