William & Mary and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Exhibits in the Classroom

Learn how to use museum exhibits as argumentative texts that support content instruction, student-driven inquiry, and project-based learning. Whether you want to make a field trip more meaningful, strengthen students’ primary source and argument-analysis skills, or guide students as they create exhibit projects for National History Day, Exhibits in the Classroom provides practical strategies, ready-to-use resources, and real-life examples to help you bring the work of museums—and curators—into your classroom.