Live Museum Presentation: Special Species – Exploring the Intersection of Nature, Art, and Culture

*Due to the fires impacting our Los Angeles community, this event has been postponed. We will update those who have registered with a new date soon. Thank you!
 

Join us for this special Live Museum Presentation to hear from artists Yesenia Prieto and Joel Fernando, two of the three artists behind the new fantastical diorama installation Special Species inside the new Reframing Dioramas exhibit at NHM. This diorama showcases a variety of handcrafted alebrije (Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures who represent the spirit world and our connection to nature) made from recycled materials in an amalgamation of California's biomes. Listen as they share about themselves, their process, and more! We'll end the program with a chance for students to ask questions.

PREPARING YOUR STUDENTS  

• Please share program information with students joining from individual devices so they can access the program. We will send a second reminder email with program information the morning of the program.
• To guide student learning during the presentation, invite your students to record their experience by creating their own journal page. Please help ensure they are prepared with paper and something to write with, or share a copy of our digital field journal (also available in Spanish).
• We ask that all users adhere to Zoom's Community Standards while participating in the program. Folks not following the Code of Conduct may be removed from the program.

PROGRAM DETAILS

• Students will be able to access the program via Zoom using the link provided via email. We will send you the email after registering for the webinar and a reminder the day of the program.
• Students will have the opportunity to participate in the Q&A by typing questions into the chat box. Students' typed questions will only be seen by museum staff facilitating this virtual program.
• Teachers are welcome to enter their student's questions for the presenter into the Zoom chat so that we may answer them during the presentation. For example you might write, "Mrs. Doe's class would like to know...?" or "Jane from NHMLA Elementary is asking...?"
• Want to have your students in your own virtual classroom while watching the program? You can screen share our live YouTube stream of this program instead or, if you use Google Meet, you can join the Zoom Webinar in a separate window and share your screen. Please note: Students will not be able to participate in the Q&A if they are not joining independently via Zoom.
• Questions? Contact us at schoolprograms@nhm.org!