ART, HISTORY AND TECHNIQUE OF GLASS
FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT DAY
FROM NURSERY TO PRIMARY
FROM 3rd YEAR NURSERY TO 2nd YEAR PRIMARY
CHARLOTTE AND THE BIRDS
Discover some remarkable pieces from the Museum’s collections, via Charlotte’s story. On the basis of the explanatory leaflet, the activity unfolds in the course of the visit. An artistic approach, with observation of the material, transparency and colour.
The activity can be extended either by a puzzle – individual or giant – or by colouring in on a rigid medium.
2nd YEAR TO 6th YEAR PRIMARY
SAND… DID YOU SAY SAND?
A theoretical approach, helping children to discover the Museum and the history of glass through the centuries. The activity unfolds on the basis of an explanatory leaflet, asking questions designed to stimulate the children’s curiosity about glass: from the ingredients that go to make it, to the techniques used to decorate it, from its origins right up to the present day.
UP TO 2nd YEAR PRIMARY
Activities: making a glass mosaic or painting on glass
UP TO 3rd YEAR PRIMARY
Activities: making a glass mosaic or painting on glass or designing a stained glass window using geometric paper shapes
UP TO 4th YEAR PRIMARY
Activities: making a glass mosaic or painting on glass or designing a stained glass window using geometric paper shapes or a message in a bottle: decorating a bottle using engraving, paint and beads
5th AND 6th YEAR PRIMARY
Activities: painting on glass or a message in a bottle: decorating a bottle using engraving, paint and beads or engraving a tea light holder (supplied by the Museum)
3rd TO 6th YEAR PRIMARY
A FLOWER, A GARDEN, A MUSEUM…
An educational approach to Art Nouveau
The accompanying explanatory leaflet focuses on Emile Gallé, his life, his work, his workshop and his garden, leading on to a study of his pieces in the Museum’s collections. The plentiful photos and drawings also highlight the botanical vocabulary and the glassmaking vocabulary.
Activity: observation of nature in the style of Emile Gallé, and drawing in the spirit of Art Nouveau.
