Murals are one of the oldest visual art forms known to humans and have been used to spread social and political messages, reflect cultural identity, and revitalize neighborhoods. In this session, renowned artist and muralist Rafael López joins National Postal Museum educator Maureen Leary to explore how educators in all types of learning environments can leverage muralmaking to encourage selfexpression and build community. You’ll leave with resources and strategies to explore murals as an art form and initiate your own mural projects with learners of all ages.

To view this video with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, visit:    • Building Community with Murals | Cult...  

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Building Community with Murals: https://learninglab.si.edu/q/llc/WF3...

00:00 Introduction
06:34 Introduction to the Postal Museum
7:46 Opening Question
8:38 Session Agenda
9:36 History of Post Office Murals
23:43 Close Looking Activity
33:33 Local Example: DC
34:54 Why Make a Mural?
01:06:53 Q&A
01:15:25 Session Collection Overview
01:16:19 Conclusion

This interactive webinar, originally recorded on Zoom, is part of “Cultivating Learning,” a professional development webinar series focusing on techniques to use digital museum resources for learning. Check out “Cultivating Learning” and other Smithsonian Learning Lab webinars: https://learninglab.si.edu/about/events

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Photo courtesy of Rafael López.