AP Art History and AP drawing students are taking a field trip to the Kimbell Art Museum and Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth on Thursday to experience their classroom knowledge firsthand.

The trip includes a viewing of impressionist Gustave Caillebotte’s pieces at the Kimbell and modernist portrait painter Kehinde Wilder at the Modern. Contrasting two very different time periods in one visit will give students an idea of the different art movements through history.

“I love observing art,” senior and AP drawing student Anuja Pai said. “It is almost therapeutic to watch the different colors and techniques all the artists use, and getting to go with my classmates and teachers makes the whole experience more enjoyable.”

Art teacher Pernie Fallon is prepared for the trip and excited for her students to see in real life what they’ve been learning for the past semester.

“I really enjoy taking my students on field trips,” Fallon said. “I feel like getting out there and really seeing the art instead of looking at it in a book exposes them to a much broader world and to more culture, to understand the world in not such a general focus.”

Fallon believes visits to the art museum are important to get a different perspective of life, especially for art students.

“Seeing the beauty, seeing the strokes of the masters, the concepts and the way art makes you think,” Fallon said. “To see the world like you would not see it through your eyes is just really a wonderful experience.”