Going to the museum... in English. Visiting the Museum By E. K., 7/b   When the new museum opened, I decided to visit it on my first free weekend. When I stepped in, I saw catalogues and guide magazines, and a young lady, who was the ticket seller. It was a huge room that I was in, and it was...

Picasso - one of the biggest names in 20th century art. He was born exactly 132 years ago. B. O. from 7/a wrote a short summary about him. Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 - 8 April 1973) He was born in Malaga, Spain and died in Mougins, France.  He was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker,...

With the 8th graders I have been talking about Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. L. J. (8/b) wanted to go and see paintings from this period for herself and she wrote about her visit to the Hungarian National Gallery.   A Visit to the Hungarian National Gallery Last Saturday we visited an...

(Source: www.idlehearts.com) Alberto Giacometti was an outstanding sculptor of the 20th century. D. P. (8/c) explains why.                             Walking man 1,...

Here is another artists who was probably born but surely baptized in October - Jan Vermeer. There are some facts about him by Dóri Patkós, 8/c.  Jan Vermeer (baptized October 31, 1632- buried December 16, 1675) Image (Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, ca.1662) taken...

At the art lesson we talked about museums. We examined a picture of a museum inside. Using the new words and expressions some students came up with interesting stories. Here is one of them.   The Mystery of the Museum by B. N., 7/a   Robert, the middle-aged custodian, went to the café...

Zs. N. (7/b) wrote about her favourite building. It is called "Hagia Sophia" (The church of "Holy Wisdom").  Hagia Sophia is a famous building. It is located in Istanbul (earlier called Constantinople), Turkey. It was originally a church built in the time of the Emperor Justinian, between...

Pierre Bonnard and Francis Bacon were also born in October. P. Z., 8/b shared the following facts about them.   Pierre Bonnard (3 October 1867 – 23 January 1947) was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of The Nabis Movement. In 1891 he met...

Watteau and Boccioni. Different times, different styles. They surely have one thing in common: they were both born in October. They are introduced by L. Sz., 8/b. Umberto Boccioni (19 October 1882 - 17 August 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped...

These are the questions we discussed in class. You can think about them some more at home.    Questions About Art*   1. What is art? 2. Should art be beautiful? 3. Does art have to tell a story? 4. Should art be realistic? 5. Which comes first, the art or...