| SITES Publication Search |
| Search the resources of the Smithsonian Institution’s Travelling Exhibition Service, including books, posters, and curriculum guides for purchase or download. Includes several free resources. |
| Provider: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service |
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| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Smithsonian Global Sound Lesson Plans and Activities |
| Free lessons for educators using Global Sound Recordings. Offerings include student activities, lesson plans, Global Sound Heritage Month features, and Folklife education kits. |
| Provider: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage |
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| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Solos: New Design from Israel |
| First museum exhibition of contemporary Israeli design in the United States. Works by eighteen Israel-based designers who are exploring the sculptural, material, functional, and conceptual possibilities of useful things. |
| Provider: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
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| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Songs to Make Winter Bright: Traditions of Singing at Christmas and Other Winter Holidays |
| Discusses the role of music in winter traditions around the world and in the United States. Focuses on Christmas and Chanukah. Includes music samples and audio slideshow. |
| Provider: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage |
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| Grade(s): General audience |
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| Style and Status: Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey |
| Discusses the cultural significance of fabric and clothing for the Ottoman rulers (1281-1924). Includes links to sites about the Ottoman Empire. |
| Provider: Freer and Sackler Galleries |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| The Adventures of Hamza |
| Story of Hamza, uncle of the Prophet Muhammed, told through the illustrated book created between 1556 and 1572 under Mughal Indian emperor Akbar. Includes introduction to the cultural context. |
| Provider: Freer and Sackler Galleries |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| The Art of Being Kuna: Layers of Meaning Among the Kuna of Panama |
| 32 Kuna artifacts from the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian. |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| The Art of Buddhism Teacher’s Guide |
| Guide focusing on Buddhism in India, China, and Japan. Includes images of objects, background information, lesson plans by teachers, examples of student work, and extensive resource lists. |
| Provider: Freer and Sackler Galleries |
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| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| The Arts of Japan |
| Starting points for learning about Japanese art, focused around three themes: Place, Seasons, and Materials. Includes four lesson plans, and 8"x10" color reproductions of featured objects. |
| Provider: Freer and Sackler Galleries |
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| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| The Living Yamal |
| Researchers visit Siberia’s Yamal Penninsula to meet the Nenet people and to learn how the resource-rich area could be used for gas without disrupting this Native culture. |
| Provider: National Museum of Natural History |
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| Grade(s): General audience |
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