Teachers
The National Gallery of Art offers a variety of resources and programs to teachers to foster understanding and a lifelong connection to art.
Explore Resources
Explore and borrow free resources with background information on artists and art movements.
Online Courses
Learn how to integrate works of art in the Gallery’s collection using Artful Thinking routines and effective strategies in this online course for teachers of all levels and subjects.
Professional Development
Learn more about professional development: workshops, in-services, and the summer Teacher Institute.
Kids' Interactives
Explore online interactives for kids to create their own original works of art.
Planning a visit to the Gallery? Please review our policies with your students and other important information about visiting.
Sign-language interpreters and guides for visitors who are blind or have low vision are available for programs. Please call (202) 842-6905 or email [email protected] three weeks in advance for an appointment. Learn more
Art in the Classroom posters include activities that encourage careful looking, creative writing, and other curriculum connections and can be downloaded by following this link.
Learn more about Art Around the Corner, the National Gallery of Art's partnership with Washington, DC-area Title I schools
Borrow teaching packets and DVDs or access online lessons, activities, and interactives to bring art to your classroom, home, nonprofit TV station, or other learning setting. All materials are free of charge. Learn more
