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| Spring 2019 Educational Programming
We’ve got some rich and wide-ranging conversations on the docket this spring: migration, global conflict, problem-solving… join us for one of our upcoming programs and explore how art can help us tackle some tough topics. |
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Learn With Us This Spring: Teacher Workshops |
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| Get in Touch with Art: Conservation Saturday, March 9, 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. What can you learn when you put art, science, and history together in a room? Come find out why these three disciplines form the foundation of art conservation with our Lunder Conservation Center's Program Coordinator!
$10 workshop fee includes breakfast and lunch. |
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 | | Getting to Vietnam: Teaching a Challenging History Tuesday, April 16, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Spend a slice of your Spring Break with us. This special, full-day workshop will provide you with insights into inquiry-based, engaging strategies for teaching the Vietnam War. Co-facilitated by 2017-2018 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence, Matthew Poth.
$10 workshop fee includes breakfast and lunch. |
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Apply Now for Summer Institutes |
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| Be Inspired This Summer! WEEK 1: Monday, July 8–Friday, July 12, 2019
WEEK 2: Monday, July 22–Friday, July 26, 2019 Attend one of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s week-long institutes in the nation’s capital. Join educators from across the country for an exciting exploration of the connections among American art, social studies, history, and English/language arts. Stay connected with your newfound colleagues and museum staff throughout the year.
Applications Due: March 31, 2019 by 11:59 p.m. EDT |
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Image credits:
Teachers in the galleries photos courtesy Mary Tait
Conservator Amber Kerr inpaints Earle Richardson's Employment of Negroes in Agriculture (1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor)
Carlos Irizarry, Moratorium, 1969, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, © 1969, Carlos Irizarry, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Gallery shot of participants in SAAM’s Summer Institute courtesy Peg Koetsch |
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