Museum Visit
Each student must visit an art museum during the term in which the course is offered.
This museum must be a “real” art museum, not a local gallery such as the Greer Museum
or the French Art Colony. See the course website for a list of acceptable museums close
by.
Each student must complete both PART ONE and PART TWO of the essay. See the grading
rubric for more guidance in writing this essay. You may want to take your essay to the Jenkins
Center for help with the grammar, spelling and structure of your essay.
Student:
Course:
Narrative:
Write a TWO PART essay describing what you saw in the museum and your reactions to both
the museum visit itself, and the work you saw in the museum.
PART ONE: The first section of the essay is a description of the museum, the artwork and
your reactions. In this section, make sure you have answered the following questions:
 Have you visited any other art museums? If so, what were they? How did this museum
compare to previous museum visits?
 What did you see that surprised you?
 Was there anything in the museum that you particularly liked or disliked? Why?
 What was your overall reaction to the museum visit.
This section should only be about half a page or so.
PART TWO: The second section of the essay should relate what you saw in the museum to
what you are studying in this course. In this section, make sure you have answered the
following questions:
 What did you see in the museum that relates to something we have studied in this
course? Be sure to include the name of the artist, the approximate date, a brief
description of the work, the work’s title, and if possible, a picture of the work.
 How did this work relate to course content?
 How did this piece add to or change your understanding of course content?
 You may use more than one piece of art for this section.
This section should be at least half a page
PART THREE: Include 1-2 images if you can. Not all museums allow photography, but you
may find images online that you can include.
When you are done with this essay, DELETE ALL THE GREEN TEXT!!! and do a word
count. You should have a minimum of 1,000 words. Don’t ramble on if you’re short--think of
something else to say!
Complete this form and include it on your AQIP disk. Save it as “Museum_astudent.doc”
Paper Rubric
Not all
instructors
include the
museum visit
as a graded
element.
Those that do
may use this
rubric
The student answered both Part One
and Part Two completely and
coherently. The writing is
grammatically correct without typos
or misspellings, includes both factual
information and personal reflection,
and reaches at least 1000 words.
One-two quality images are included.
(10, 9, 8, 7)
Either Part One or Part Two
are not answered completely,
or the answers are not clear.
There may be some errors of
spelling, grammar, or
punctuation. The paper lacks
either factual information or
personal reflection. The paper
may be short or have poor
images.
(6,5,4)
The paper does not adequately
address either Part One or Part
Two, contains numerous
errors, is very short (under 500
words), or does not contain
images.
(3, 2, 1, 0)