1. VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Field Trip by Hailey Howdyshell

3. Destination: Located at 200 N. Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220
Phone number:
Contact Person: Kristen Long //
Length of tours: minutes (kept under an hour)
Hours/days open for class tours: Daily pm. Restrictions with tour guide, can give students tour on your own!
No entrance fee! Some exhibits do cost money, however most are free for students.
There are conference rooms available to rent out for lunch, and students can either bring their own lunch of buy something from their cafe.

4. Destination (continued…)
There is a bathroom located on every floor at every end of the facility. The largest, most accommodating bathroom is the one at the front entrance of the museum.
Street parking, there is a parking garage for a small fee, and there is available parking for buses once students are dropped off on the side lot.
There is a student entrance where the museum has bins for the students to drop their bags and lunches off before taking the tour of the museum.

5. Directions! (from 1015 W. Main St.)

6. Addition Information:
Grade level for Field Trip: 2nd grade
History SOL 2.1 The student will explain how the contributions of ancient China and Egypt have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, inventions, the calendar, and written language.
By viewing the Ancient exhibit and East Asian exhibit, the students will be able to get a good idea of the lifestyles and architecture during these time periods.

7. Vocabulary: Ancient - dating from a remote period; of great age:
Fragile - easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail
Sculpture - the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
Reproduction - something made by reproducing an original; copy; duplicate:
Intricate - having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:

8. Background Knowledge
The VMFA is a very large part of the culture in Richmond, Virginia and has a lot to offer people of all different ages in the community. Most of the exhibits are free of charge to view and give good insight into the culture of that specific time period (Ancient Egypt and East Asian culture). There are also many other amazing exhibits that show all different aspects of art, like American art and Mid to late 20th Century, which focuses on a more modern aspect of art. There are all sorts of artifacts to view and many paintings, sculptures and even some furniture. There are also pop-up exhibits that have charge, but are related around a certain genre of art and change frequently. Going to this museum can be really beneficial to show the students how to appreciate art, culture, and to learn about history along the way.

9. Pre-trip:
Activities: Have students view a picture of two of the main sculptures in the exhibit they will viewing and have them answer questions about the picture and short reading.
Have students create a K.W.L. chart and fill out the Know and Want to know portion of the chart before the trip.
Worlds-Egypt-and-China2.pdf

10. During Trip:
Activity: Egyptomania Gallery Hunt! A hunt created by the VMFA that provides portions of pictures and clues as to what/ where each piece of art is. Once the students find this piece of art, they must write the correct answer down on the provided form. This will keep the students engaged and keep them learning while at the same time looking at all of the art.
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11. Post-trip
Activity: Have the students complete the rest of their K.W.L chart.
Show the students two pictures of different art that they saw and have them tell you something that they remember about it.
Ask the students to draw their favorite work of art and add as much detail as they can.
Worlds-Egypt-and-China2.pdf