Museum Labels

Objective: Students will research an artwork and create their own museum labels for the artwork. 

Materials:   

  • Images of selected artworks 
  • Paper 
  • Writing utensil 

Introduce: Talk with your students about the labels found in a museum and how they share important information about the work of art. 

Ask:  

  •  What information is the most important to include in a museum label? 

Activity:  

  1. Have students research an artwork in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection. Tip: select “on view” to search artworks currently in the galleries. 
  1. Let your students explore each part of a museum label in our Listening Lab. 
  1. Have students create their own label for their selected artwork. 

National Standards:  

  • VA:Re8.1.4a Interpret art by referring to contextual information, and analyzing relevant subject matter, characteristics of form, and use of media. 

Share your artwork with us on social media @milwaukeeart #MAMLearn or email pictures to teachers.mam.org. We’d love to see your creations!