the gathering of art by a private or public institution

the process of a country taking over another

when an artwork or artefact is returned to the country of origin

to select artwork and organise art for presentation

Art, empire and museums: who owns art?

Art and design

In this unit pupils enhance their critical thinking exploring art from various perspectives. They discuss what defines art, study galleries and museums and art's connection to the curriculum. They consider drawing and how emotions are expressed using this medium.

An overview of art

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

What is the official term given to selecting artwork and organising art for presentation?

Museums and galleries do not allow visitors to see the artwork.

Museums and galleries are only for displaying art from local artists.

Museums and galleries have collections of art the public can visit.

Museums and galleries primarily focus on selling art to collectors.

Which of the following statements is correct about museums and galleries?

All of the artwork and artefacts originate from the United Kingdom.

None of the artwork and artefacts originate from the United Kingdom.

Some of the artworks and artefacts originate from the Britain.

Which statement about public institution collections in the United Kingdom is correct?

What is the term given to artworks that are returned to their country of origin?

to create larger artworks that can't fit in a gallery

to focus only on art that can be sold to exclusive audiences

to display it in more accessible places to gain larger audiences

to work exclusively with digital media so a gallery is not needed

Why do some artists prefer not to display their work within traditional gallery spaces?

All art is permanent and displayed in a gallery.

Art can make change in the world through changing {{ }}, actions and policy.

What is the term given to the form of art based on designed activities on film or confined to a time and place?

What is the term given to artwork that is made to be purposefully temporary and to change over time?

The {{ }} of an artwork is the focus, topic or image of an artwork.

Art that depicts a realistic picture of a place, person or object.

Art that only uses black and white to depict a place, person or object.

Art that doesn't depict a recognisable picture of a place, person or object.

Art that is created solely for commercial purposes of places, people or objects.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Art, empire and museums: who owns art?

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.