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- Plan Your Visit
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Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is always free6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565 Only have an hour to spend?
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Exhibitions & Events
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Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World
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- Stories
- Games and Interactives
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Featured educational series
Teaching resources to deeply explore artworks, artists, artistic media and artistic styles.
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Educational Resource Series: Who Am I?: Self-Portraits in Art and Writing
Designed to help middle school students begin to answer the important question "Who Am I?," these lessons use self-portraits from the National Gallery of Art's collection to inspire students to create their own self-portraits, poems, speeches, and letters.
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Students will look at works of art depicting military, religious, political, and everyday heroes and heroines and discuss their lives and the effects of their deeds. Teachers can use these lessons to introduce or examine in depth the concept of heroism through discussions of heroic actions and character.
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Educational Resource Series: Art Tales for Pre-K
Need ideas for how to talk about art with your little ones? In each box below, you can explore artworks with your children, read books with related themes, and try your hand at making some art of your own.
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Educational Resource Series: Art and Ecology
Artists are often particularly keen observers and precise recorders of the physical conditions of the natural world.
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Educational Resource Series: The Elements of Art
The goal of this unit is to introduce students to the basic elements of art (color, line, shape, form, and texture) and to show students how artists use these elements in different ways in their work. In the unit, students will answer questions as they look carefully at paintings and sculpture to identify the elements and analyze how they are used by different artists.
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Educational Resource Series: Greco-Roman Origin Myths
Mythology is a powerful vehicle for teaching students about symbols and the ways people have sought to explain their relationships to nature and to each other. Teachers can use these lessons and works of art to introduce or examine the role of myths in explaining human customs, mysteries about nature, or the reasons why things exist in the world.
Field trips
Find in-person and virtual field trips for your K–12 students.
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Pre-order classroom posters
Arriving in late 2025, these posters feature artworks with information and activities in both English and Spanish. Spark curiosity in your classroom and sign up now.
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Join as an Affiliate
Large organizations and broadcast stations can become affiliates for expanded access to free resources.
Art Around the Corner
Art Around the Corner is a set of programs that partners the National Gallery of Art with D.C-area Title I elementary schools.
Download images
Find and download high-resolution images from our collection for use in your classroom.
Online Courses
Learn how to integrate works of art in the Gallery’s collection using Artful Thinking routines and effective strategies in two online courses for teachers of all levels and subjects.
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Events: Hands-On Activities at the National Gallery
Our family programs are based on a philosophy of slowing down, focusing on one work of art, developing observation and thinking skills, inspiring curiosity and wonder, and fostering collaboration between children and adults. All Family Programs are free, and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.
