Top Ten Toolkit: National Gallery Website

National Gallery of Art. (2011). NGA Classroom: For Teachers and Students. Retrieved from: http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/index.mhtm.

Okay, sorry if that's a botched citation. =P Works for me.

But seriously, this website is about as massive as the museum itself. It has tons of information, tons of interactive stuff, tons of teacher material. This is just great for making lesson plans in general. All the artwork displayed on the website is in the national collection. It's just so frickin' awesome!!

I really could spend hours navigating this site, but I'm not. Here's a laundry list of things I have played with that has piqued my interest:

• matching game! Match the Greek deity with its corresponding symbol (like Diana with her hound, Apollo with laurels... you get it). 
• background information on Art Nouveau, including images and discussion questions. 
• make your own mobile! Because we love Calder! =D 
• create your own still life, like Cezanne!
• Art and Greco-Roman mythology. Worksheets included!! 
• 17th century Dutch paintings! Hooray!! 

Am I the only one that geeks out over a Dutch still life? Yeah... that's what I thought...

Most awesomest.... website... ever. Check it out.