Splendors of Imperial China

by Elizabeth Hammer

Published 10 September 1997
This CD-ROM contains more than 475 masterpieces from the National Palace Museum, Taipei. System requirements: Windows: Windows 3.1 or later, 486+ processor (33 MHz, 66 recommended) or Pentium, 8+ MB RAM (16 MB recommended) SVGA video card and 256+ color monitor with at least 640 x 480 resolution, Windows-compatible sound card, 2x+ CD-ROM drive. Macintosh: Power PC or 68040 processor, 8+ MC RAM (16 MB recommended), 256+ color monitor with at least 640 x 480 resolution, 2x+ CD-ROM drive, System 7 or later.

Nature within Walls

by Elizabeth Hammer

Published 23 March 2004
The Chinese Garden Court is one of the most popular destinations for visitors to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This resource introduces educators to significant ideas about nature and Chinese culture that can be discovered in this extraordinary place. The boxed set includes a booklet containing background information, references to related works of art in the Museum's collection, suggestions for classroom activities and projects, topics for discussion, glossary, bibliographies, and resources, as well as two posters and a CD-ROM featuring a 10-minute narrated video tour of the garden court.

The Arts of Korea

by Elizabeth Hammer

Published 2 April 2002
This boxed set - which includes a 167-page book with maps, an illustrated timeline, a chronology, and a glossary - presents an introduction to Korean art. The materials describe Korea's artistic achievement and place it in the context of its history and religions. Works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection are used to illustrate the diversity and beauty of Korean art; these objects are reproduced in 40 slides and in digital format on a CD-ROM. The packet also provides useful teaching tools for the secondary school classroom, bibliographies for educators and students, and lists of relevant Web sites, cultural resources, and film and video resources.