World Cultures

Broaden your students’ horizons by learning about world cultures.

Follow cultures across time

Bring the world to your classroom with resources that introduce students to the diversity of ancient and modern cultures. Using lesson plans, videos, and other resources, your students can learn to think like an archaeologist and investigate ancient cultures or gain an appreciation for the many communities that live around the world today.

Exhibition Spotlight: Cyrus Tang Hall of China

Delve into Chinese history and culture while honing critical thinking skills.

  • Investigating the Qingming Scroll | China Toolkit

    Learn about the contradictions depicted in the Qingming Scroll and compare it with present-day representations of idealized societies.

  • Exploring Language | China Toolkit

    Explore the history of writing in China by drawing conclusions about the impact of the written word on human civilizations and how language changes over time.

  • Exploring Objects | China Toolkit

    Analyze objects using varied lenses, including anthropology, history, economics, geography, and art history.
Dioramas and specimens are among the objects teachers can borrow from the Museum through the N.W. Harris Learning Collection.

N. W. HARRIS LEARNING COLLECTION

BRING ARTIFACTS INTO THE CLASSROOMBrowse Dioramas