The Museum of Fine Art in Boston is not a museum to be tackled lightly; I've been twice and still have not seen it all. Between by two trips over summer and Thanksgiving, I have tried to catalogue the pieces from the AP Art History 250 curriculum owned by the MFA with their locations (exactly like [...]
This is the Mecca of all art museums (I've never been to the Louvre so maybe that's up there too ;)...lol). I made the mistake of trying to see what it would be like to spend opening to close at the Met...I don't suggest it at all! But to save you the effort, I catalogued the [...]
Art Historical Background First off, a kouros is a type of statuary from Ancient Greece, not one identifiable statue. The AP committee specifically picked the Anavysos Kouros but quiet honestly, you can use any kouros to teach this image. A kouros (pl. kouroi) is a standing male youth who represents the idea of youth and strength [...]
Both my husband and I are teachers so we totally understand the unique opportunity and limitations teachers have before they can take advantage of traveling throughout the year. However, we have been able to actually leverage our careers as teachers to allow us to travel and here's how. Disclaimer: we do not have any kids, [...]
The Mission at San Juan Capistrano was established in 1776 by St. Junipero Serra; it was the 7th of 9 missions established by the saint and would become part of a chain of 21 California missions to be built. The purpose of these missions were to spread the Catholic faith in the territory called New Spain; [...]
So I am a HUGE Anne Rice fan, the writer of Interview with a Vampire; I have lost count of how many books of hers I've read. I love her writing style and how she sweeps you up into a historical time and place with convincingly real characters. Recently I read one of her non-vampire books, [...]
This year, we are not going anywhere for spring break. We're in the process of trying to buy a house (!) and that is enough stress for one month. But if you are planning on traveling near or far over spring break, here are some blog posts that might help you along. Happy adventures! JMF [...]
