Arts & History

Resources to Integrate the Arts & History

Do you incorporate the visual or performing arts into your history curriculum? NCHE is pleased to share this curated list of websites featuring resources that offer tips for using art, theater, fashion, and film to engage your students in the study of history.

History and Social Studies Teacher Resources

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Art Activities

New-York Historical Society: Women & The American Story

Arts Integration Lessons

BYU McKay School of Education

Design It! Student Stamps for America

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Broadway: The American Musical

Thirteen/WNET New York

The Library of Congress has multiple collections, exhibitions, blog posts, and primary source sets that can be used to integrate arts and history.

The National Archives’ DocsTeach includes a searchable database of primary sources. Access your state’s historical archives for local resources about Black history and culture.