For Educators
The Morse Museum is engaged in the ongoing study, conservation, and exhibition of the many objects that make up its collection. It regularly sponsors special exhibitions from the permanent collection as well as lectures and other educational programs related to the collection and its historical period.
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Image Library
The Museum makes a variety of digital images available for educational use. Images are loaned out for 30 days. Please contact the Education Department at (407) 645-5311, extension 117, or e-mail us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Choose from the list of image sets below:
- Highlights from the Morse Collection (12 images)
- Selected Images from the Morse Museum’s Laurelton Hall collection (16 images)
- Selected Images from Quest of Beauty—Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Life and Art (16 images)
- Selected Images from Dickens to Benton—Rare Books and Works on Paper from the Morse Collection (15 images)
- Selected Images from The Virtues of Simplicity—American Arts and Crafts from the Morse Collection. (12 images)
DVD and Video Library
The Museum has DVDs and videos about the Morse Museum and its collection available for loan as well as hundreds of programs on individual artists and different art movements. Please contact the Education Department at (407) 645-5311, extension 117, or e-mail us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). for a complete listing of titles or to check out a film.
The titles listed below, including those suggested for use with pre-visit lesson plans for Morse outreach programs or Morse art projects, are appropriate for primary- and intermediate-grade levels.
- Glassworking: Processes and Properties (Corning Museum of Glass, DVD)
This film is recommended for use with the Morse Mobile Museum pre-visit activity "Glassworking: A Look at Process and Technique." - The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (Reading Rainbow, DVD)
- Paper Mosaics (Crystal Video, VHS)
- Regina’s Big Mistake (Reading Rainbow, DVD)
An art activity is available in conjunction with this film. - Series 100: Animals in Art (Wilton Art Programs, DVD)
This film is recommended for use with the ABC’s of Art Appreciation pre-visit lesson plans "Animals in Art: Animal Camouflage" and "Peacocks on Parade." - Series 100: Art Adventure (Wilton Art Programs, DVD)
Museum Shop
The Morse Museum Shop offers a variety of resources that may be purchased for use in the classroom, including a wide selection of books on art, art history, and art instruction; art supplies and kits; and posters, prints, and postcards. For more information, please contact the Museum Shop at (407) 645-5311, extension 121.