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Marcus, Alan S.; Levine, Thomas H. – Social Studies, 2011
This article presents an approach that teachers can use to strengthen students' ability to make sense of the past at museums. Specifically, we propose a photography exercise to help students to learn from museums and to view museums critically, weighing both the objective realities and subjective interpretations offered by museums. To get the most…
Descriptors: Museums, Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, History
Lambert, Robert G., Jr. – 1985
The 100th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant's death was observed on July 23, 1985. The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery featured an exhibit of Grant portraiture, which covered his life, from its humble beginnings to military and political triumphs and to failures and disappointment. The exhibit included pictures, artifacts, and momentos from…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Higher Education, Military Science, Museums