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Visual & Performing Arts

To order any of the educational publications not marked digital only, e-mail ordernie@tampabay.com. You must include the following information:


Ancient Egypt: Art & Magic: Treasures from the Fondation Gandur Pour L'Art

Ancient Egypt: Art & Magic: Treasures from the Fondation Gandur Pour L'Art
This publication is not available in print

Grade levels: Middle and High school

This full-color teaching poster focuses on Ancient Egypt: Art and Magic: Treasures from the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art. This supplement, created in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, focuses on the exhibit of the same name that will be featured at the museum from December 17, 2011 through April 29, 2012. The activities and information provide a cross-curricular look at art and its relationship to history, science and Language Arts.

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High Five

Interpreting photos as informational text

Grade levels: Elementary, Middle and High school

All Eyes Photo Blog


Journeys in Journalism: An Exploration of Photography

Journeys in Journalism: An Exploration of Photography

Grade levels: Elementary, Middle and High school

This publication explores the history of photography, examines the significance of photojournalism to news reportage, both historically and in the modern era of social media and citizen journalism, and investigate the various significances of photographs as works of art, historical documents, windows into society, marketing tools and propaganda. Readers will learn to critically examine, analyze and interpret photographs; to place photographs in their historical, social and political contexts; to recognize that images can be interpreted differently depending on a viewer’s point of view, life experiences and biases; to consider the different factors that should be considered when selecting images associated with a news event; and to appreciate the many factors that can make a photograph important artistically, journalistically and historically. This publication was produced in partnership with the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation and the Pinellas County Schools Journeys in Journalism magnet program.

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Lights On Tampa 2014: Explore, engage, enjoy (MS)

Lights On Tampa 2014: Explore, engage, enjoy
This publication is not available in print.

Grade levels: Middle and High school

Lights On Tampa is a major cultural event that brings free, public access to light-based public art. This publication, created in partnership with the City of Tampa and Lights On Tampa, explores the art, science and technology of light by examining the artistic works making up Lights On Tampa 2015.

This publication is not available in print.

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Monet's London

Monet's London: (EMS-1)
This publication is not available in print

Grade levels: Elementary, Middle and High school

In Jan., 2005, the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg opened the much anticipated "Monet's London" exhibit, a remarkable collection of 150 works, including a dozen by French impressionist Claude Monet, focused on Industrial Age London and the Thames River. This beautiful color teaching poster is filled with educational activities students can try at school or at home.

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The Palace in the Heart of Tampa

The Palace in the Heart of Tampa

Grade levels: Elementary, Middle and High school

Dating back to 90 BCE, the hydraulis is a musical instrument with a rich history. From the hydraulis to church organs to the Mighty Wurlitzer, the instrument has had many incarnations. The Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ in Tampa Theatre is a 1,400-pipe instrument, originally installed to accompany silent films when the theater opened in 1926. Learn about its history and the history of the historic Tampa Theatre in this educational teaching poster.

The Palace in the Heart of Tampa


See. Wonder. Connect. A Journey through the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Fl.

See. Wonder. Connect. A Journey through the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Fl.

Grade levels: Middle and High school

The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg has an encyclopedic collection of art from around the globe and across the centuries, with 4,500 years of civilization represented by thousands of objects extending from antiquity to present. Integrating arts education across the curriculum helps students to develop critical thinking, communication and problem solving skills. This supplement, created in partnership with the Museum, uses a selection of artwork from across the Museum’s collections to provide a cross-curricular look at art and its relationship to history, science and Language Arts.

This publication is not available in print.

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