Art and Museum Related Vocabulary

What is a closely woven, sturdy cloth of hemp, cotton, linen, or a similar fiber, frequently stretched over a frame and used as a surface for painting?

• docent

• canvas

• hero image

• plinth

What is a heavy base or box on which a sculpture stands or is presented?

• canvas

• hero

• plinth

• introduction label

What is a person who manages or oversees a collection of work at a cultural institution?

• canvas

• curator

• docent

• hero

Who is a specific person who leads guided tours through a museum or art gallery?

• docent

• canvas

• curator

• tour guide

What is a place in a gallery where the visitor is viewing one artifact or exhibit called?

• Front door

• Exhibit Display Station

• Window display

• Podium

What is the first visual element a visitor encounters meant to draw in attention and interest called?

• Display

• Hero Image

• Introduction

• Kiosk

What is the first label a visitor sees explaining an exhibit display called?

• Sticker

• Exit label

• Introduction Label

• Title Label

Object Labels are Identifying text for an artwork placed in an exhibition. They include:

• artist who created the work

• dimensions of the object

• title and owner

• all of the above

Primary sources include:

• comics

• class discussion

• story told by a friend from a relative

• letters, photographs, diaries

The Museum of the City of New York fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world’s most influential metropolis. It engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city’s past, present, and future. This is a ____________statement.

• helpful

• mission

• NYC

• mayoral