Stained-Glass Program

STAINED GLASS ON-SITE AT GLENCAIRN MUSEUM

Grades K–12 | 2 hours

Explore one of Glencairn Museum’s most visually stunning features in this guided, interactive, stained-glass program. This program will:

  • Introduce students to medieval European Christian themed stained-glass windows in the Glencairn collection, and the ways in which these incredible works of art were part of people’s lives.

  • Provide students with the language and knowledge to decode religious symbolism and imagery in medieval stained glass.

  • Encourage student-led inquiry and discovery, building on the knowledge students gain as the program unfolds to invite them to step into the role of a historian.

  • Include an interactive activity time in the Glencairn Studio where students will be invited to explore the craft of stained glass and the role of stained glass as a medium for storytelling. Students will be invited to reflect on their own story and identity, and to create a piece of art that captures symbols and ideas that are meaningful to them.

DIGITAL STAINED GLASS

Grades K–12 | 2 hours
Video conferencing device required; digital activity materials included.

This version of our Stained-Glass program is digitally available to you in your classroom or meeting space! Just like our on site program, this digital experience brings one of Glencairn Museum’s most visually stunning features to life in this guided, interactive, stained-glass program. This program will:

  • Introduce students to medieval European Christian themed stained-glass windows in the Glencairn collection, and the ways in which these incredible works of art were part of people’s lives.

  • Provide students with the language and knowledge to decode religious symbolism and imagery in medieval stained glass.

  • Encourage student-led inquiry and discovery, building on the knowledge students gain as the program unfolds to invite them to step into the role of a historian.

  • Include an interactive activity time where students will be invited to explore the craft of stained glass and the role of stained-glass as a medium for storytelling. Students will be invited to reflect on their own story and identity, and to create a piece of art that captures symbols and ideas that are meaningful to them.