Virtual Tour of Art

You can substitute Van Gogh Museum with a different art museum that has online tours or virtual tours.  

Before the meeting: 

1. Explore the virtual tours available at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam.  
2. Identify the tours that you want to explore with the den. 
3. Set up the meeting space to allow people to view the screen. 
4. Connect your device(s) to the internet and have a picture of Van Gogh “Starry Night” on the screen. 

During the meeting: 

1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with them that in this activity you are going to take a virtual trip to another country to explore one of the most famous artists in modern history, Vincent Van Gogh. 
2. Ask Cub Scouts and adult partners if the image on the screen looks familiar.  See if anyone can name the painting “Starry Night”. 
3. Vincent Van Gogh lived from 1853 to 1890, he died young at 37 years old.  In a very short time, he created over 2100 different works of art of that 860 were oil paintings.  The style of painting he is known for is called Post-Impressionist.  You will notice that his paintings don’t look like photos with clean and sharp lines.  You can also see that he uses brush strokes and marks to help define what he is painting.   
4. Go through the online exhibit “A brother like no other” on the site.  
5. Afterward ask the Cub Scouts and adult partners what they like the best.