Cultural Arts Lending Library
Open Hand Theater has designed an exciting new program for classes focusing on the study of specific cultures around the world. Each “Out of the Box” Cultural Arts Lending Library unit is a self-contained case that opens to reveal a collection of unique items including masks and puppets, toys and games, textiles and spices. Immerse your students in the flavor of the culture by decorating mask templates, designing architectural mazes, trying out recipes or even communicating with a local group from that area of the world.
Our first available lending library units will focus on cultures from Mexico and Indonesia.
Membership in our new “Out of the Box” Lending Library of Cultural Resources is an automatic free service for three years following participation in any Open Hand Theater arts education program.
Here’s what the Lending boxes contain:
- Masks, puppets and interesting artifacts for children to examine up close, on your time
- A few interesting sights, sounds, smells and tastes from that culture
- Crafts, games and activities for individual students or the whole class
- Stories and references from people and groups in Syracuse who have come from that area of the world
We look forward to working with you to make these resources interesting, fun and educational.