Teacher Workshops 2008–2009
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| Teacher Open House | Registration Form |
| After-School Weekday Workshops | General Information |
| Saturday Workshops | Summer Teacher Institute |
| Registration Information | School Tours |
Teachers of all subjects, pre-kindergarten through grade 12, are welcome. All programs include teaching resource materials. Space is limited, so please register early. Registration will be confirmed by mail. Registration fees are nonrefundable. Fees are waived for District of Columbia public school teachers with evidence of current employment. If circumstances require, after-school and evening workshops may be canceled. The repeat dates indicated will be scheduled if there is sufficient interest in the program.
If you are unable to attend a program for which you are registered, please call (202) 842-6796 at least one week prior to the program date so that we may accommodate teachers on the waiting list.
Discover the nation’s treasures in your own backyard! This after-hours event offers teachers an introduction to the Gallery’s programs, tours, and resources for classroom teaching. Discover how sketching enhances student learning, or how you can build vocabulary and critical thinking skills through discussions about art. Enjoy refreshments while meeting other area educators.
Fee: Free to first-time participants and DCPS teachers; $10 for all others
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
4:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
First-time participants will receive a complimentary $10 gift card for use in the Shops. Past participants are eligible for a gift card too, if registering with a K–12 teacher new to Gallery programs.
After-School Weekday Workshops
A Moving Experience
This workshop is for educators who wish to expand their teaching repertoire to include kinesthetic learning strategies. Participants will be introduced to theories that support kinesthetic learning and will take part in a variety of movement exercises designed to meet K–12 educational objectives.
Fee: $10
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Repeat: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
In the first century BC and the first century AD, the region around the Bay of Naples became home to luxurious villas. Through a private tour of the special exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, participants will explore the artistic tastes and lifestyles of the ruling elite whose homes, art, and culture were preserved for posterity when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Themes addressed will include the influence of classical Greece upon Roman art and culture and the impact of the rediscovery of these Roman sites upon the art and culture of the modern world.
Fee: $10
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 (Session full - Wait list only)
Repeat: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 (Session full - Wait list only)
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Every Picture Tells a Story
Complementing the Gallery’s Every Picture Tells a Story school tour for grades 4–12, this workshop explores narrative elements in representational art. Participants will study works of art in the permanent collection and consider storytelling elements such as character, plot, and setting while making connections to both the curriculum and to students’ lives.
Fee: $10
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (Session full - Wait list only)
Repeat: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Discover! The Indian Paintings of George de Forest Brush
American artist George de Forest Brush was fascinated by the native cultures he encountered on his first trip to the American West in 1881. For the next decade he explored Indian subjects, often focusing on isolated figures engaged in creative pursuits such as weaving, carving, or sculpting. Drawing from the groundbreaking exhibition George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings, this workshop examines the artistic and cultural sources of these extraordinary little-known paintings, many of which will be exhibited publicly for the first time.
Fee: $20
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Repeat: Saturday, December 13, 2008
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Dutch Cityscapes
The Dutch were enormously proud of their cities and depicted them in numerous ways throughout the seventeenth century. Painters delighted in recording the distinctive architectural features of a particular site, changing effects of light, and the countless activities found in market places and on the quays bordering city canals. Based on the special exhibition Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes in the Golden Age—which includes some forty-five paintings and a selection of period maps—this workshop examines these richly detailed urban scenes within the historical context of the seventeenth-century Dutch republic.
Fee: $20
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Repeat: Saturday, February 28, 2009
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Please use the workshop registration form to make your request.
Cancellations
To cancel, please call (202) 842-6796 as soon as possible.
Location and Hours
The National Gallery of Art, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 7th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. See also area
map, public transportation, parking.
Floor Plans: West Building | East Building
The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, located on the National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, is bounded by Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive and by 7th and 9th Streets NW.
Accessibility
The 6th Street entrance to the West Building at Constitution Avenue and the 4th Street entrance to the East Building each have ramps to accommodate visitors in wheelchairs. Teacher workshop participants requesting accommodation for special needs
should call (202) 842-6796 three weeks before program date. A Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) is available at (202) 842-6176. A TDD for use by visitors is located at the public telephone adjacent to the stamp machine near the Concourse Level Sales Shop. This TDD can accommodate wheelchair users.
Parking
Metered street parking for cars and vans is available along the Mall. Buses may let students off at the entrance noted on your confirmation sheet. Parking for buses is usually allowed only on Independence Avenue near the Washington Monument.
Public Transportation
The nearest Metro stops are Judiciary Square on the Red
Line, Archives on the Yellow/Green Lines, and
Smithsonian on the Blue/Orange Lines. Metro bus stops
are located on 4th Street and 7th Street NW. DC Circulator bus stops
are located at 4th Street and Madison Drive and at 7th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW.
Further information about Metrobus and Metrorail routes and schedules is available at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Web site. The WMATA RideGuide Web site provides a fast and easy way to plan your visit to the Gallery.
Taxicabs are easily hailed in most areas of the city and often wait for Gallery patrons between the East and West Buildings on 4th Street NW.
Security
Visitors will be asked to present all bags and parcels for inspection. All
backpacks, luggage, oversized bags, parcels, and umbrellas must be left in
the checkrooms. These items will be subject to x-ray screening prior to acceptance.
We regret that we are unable to accommodate any items larger than 17 x 26 inches
(43 x 66 cm) into the Gallery or its checkrooms. Checkrooms located at
the entrances to
both the East Building and the West
Building are provided free of charge. We recommend that students leave
their backpacks at school or on the bus to prevent entry delays.
Museum Shops
Reproductions, exhibition catalogues, and books on the collections are available to educators at a twenty-percent discount by mail order only. For more information, call
(202) 842-6002 or (800) 697-9350.
Calendars of Events
Find out what's happening this month at
the National Gallery of Art. The current bimonthly Calendar of Events is available in PDF format (Download Acrobat Reader)
To obtain a free bimonthly calendar of events by mail, call (202) 842-6662, or contact us by e-mail at calendar@nga.gov.
To receive a free quarterly film calendar by mail, contact us by e-mail at film-department@nga.gov. Please include your mailing address.
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