Name
Shifting Boundaries: America’s Changing Landscapes (In-Person)
Date & Time
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Description
In this interdisciplinary session, discover artworks and outdoor spaces as prompts for close-looking, reflection, and personal connection. Practice slow looking and creative writing strategies while viewing Shifting Boundaries: Perspectives on American Landscapes, an exhibition exploring the erasure of Indigenous histories and human impacts altering landscapes today. Step outside for a tour of the Haupt Garden to consider the ways this landscape has changed over time. Leave with new perspectives on the natural world around you, transferrable strategies to lead similar investigations in your local communities, and clear connections across subject areas.
Speakers
Diana Greenwold, National Museum of Asian Art
Katie Munn, Smithsonian Gardens
Brigitte Pollio, National Museum of Asian Art
Jennifer Reifsteck, National Museum of Asian Art
Katie Munn, Smithsonian Gardens
Brigitte Pollio, National Museum of Asian Art
Jennifer Reifsteck, National Museum of Asian Art
Session Type
2-hour in-person experience (Thurs., July 17 only)
Session Track
Power of Place
Grades
6-8, 9-12
Subject Areas
English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Visual Arts
Audience
Middle and High School Teachers, Media Specialists and Librarians, Museum Educators and Staff
Location Name
National Museum of Asian Art