The following is a list of fourteen major museums in the United States that offer resources and materials on Asia for educators at all levels. This list was compiled by Melissa Rockefeller, Education Assistant, Japan Society, New York. The Art Institute of Chicago Department of Museum Education 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603-6110 312-443-7290 www.artic.edu Contact: Jeanne Poole Slide packets; poster packets; computer programs; resource center; workshops for educators. Asian Art Museum Education Department Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118 415-379-8710 www.asianart.org Contact: Rose Roberto Slide sets; resource packets; written materials for teachers; maps and chronologies; videos; coloring books; hands-on kits (loan only); school programs and tours; workshops for educators. Birmingham Museum of Art Education Department 2000 8th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 205-254-2571 www.artsbma.org Teacher packet on Japan; lending video library; hands-on culture cases for China, Japan and Korea (loan only); school tours. Boston Children’s Museum 300 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 617-426-6500 ex.233 and 235 Contacts: Leslie Swartz and Shoko Kashiyama Teaching kits; curriculum materials; videos; teacher resource center; workshops for educators; some materials available through the Museum Shop, annotated bibliography. Boston Museum of Fine Arts Department of Education and Public Programs 465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617-369-3300 www.mfa.org Teacher booklets; workshops for educators; curriculum materials and consultation; school tours; slide library with slides on Asian collection of the museum (available for purchase through museum store); on-line exhibitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department-TRC 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106-1797 216-421-7340 ex. 469 www.clemusart.com Contact: Mary Ann Popovich Slide packets; videos; Teacher Resource Center; workshops for educators. Resource Center is especially strong on Japan. Denver Art Museum 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway Denver, CO 80204 303-640-2953 www.denverartmuseum.org Contact: Rogene Cuerden, Education Administrator Two laminated posters on Japan (lacquer box and wood block print) with a teacher guide, activity suggestions, and information about the object; teacher workshops. Teachers’ night in September. The Field Museum Harris Educational Loan Center Roosevelt Road and Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 312-322-8853 www.fmnh.org Contact: Dan Brinkmeier Slide sets; videos; cultural experience boxes available for loan to teachers in five counties around Chicago. Some materials for sale. Freer Gallery of Art Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Education Department School and Family Programs Smithsonian Institution MRC 707 Washington, DC 20560 202-357-4880 ex. 246 www.si.edu/asia Contact: Frances Yeh Slide packets; activity guides; videos; workshops for educators; on-line lesson plans; on-line activities for children; on-line exhibitions. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Education Department 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 213-857-6512 www.lacma.org Teacher packets; visual resource center; evening programs for educators; school outreach programs. Metropolitan Museum of Art Uris Library and Teacher Resource Center 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 212-570-3788 www.metmuseum.org The Uris Library has videos and teacher packets available for a two-week loan. Must be picked up. The bookstore sells videos and museum bulletins on Asian art. Workshops for educators. On-line exhibitions. Pacific Asia Museum 46 North Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101 626-449-2742 ex. 31 Contact: Lucia Yang Education Coordinator Teacher packets on previous and current exhibitions; teacher workshops; school outreach programs. Seattle Art Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum P.O. Box 22000 Seattle, WA 98112-9700 206-654-3124 www.sam.tripl.org Contact: Louisa Schrier Curriculum units on Japan and China; teacher workshops; Teacher Resource Center. Spencer Museum of Art University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 785-864-4710 www.ukans.edu Contact: Pat Villeneuve Curator of Education Teacher packets on Asia; Japan and integrated cross-cultural teacher packets that include Asian art; teacher workshops; slide reproductions of museum collection.