Social Studies Field Trips

Corcoran Gallery of Art

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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC

NAME: Corcoran Gallery of Art
STREET: 500 17th Street, NW
CITY: Washington	STATE: DC	ZIP: 20006	COUNTY: D.C.
PHONE: 202-639-1700		FEES: Suggested donation, $3. Seniors and students, $1. Family, $5.
HOURS AND DAYS: Daily, 10 am - 5 pm. Closed Tuesday. Thursday, 10 am - 9 pm.
METRO: Red line to Farragut North. Blue/Orange line to Farragut West.

GRADES: K 1 2 3 5	UNITS: 13 Colonies, Ghana, Me, One Nation, P&C
CONTACT: Lenette Johnson, Education Dept.	PHONE: 202-639-1730
TYPE: Art Gallery	FEES: None
DAYS: M W Th F	HOURS: Tours begin at 10 am.
LUNCH: No. Park across the street.
GROUP SIZE: 130 maximum, depending on schedule
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: yes
LENGTH OF TOUR: 45 minutes Grades K-1, 90 minutes Grades 2-5

DESCRIPTION: "Primary Views" is a pre-K introduction to paintings and gallery games. Permanent collection themes: "Everyday Life in America (Leisure and Labor)," "Promised Land," "American Landscape," Fables, Folktales, and Myths." Each tour has a workshop project. Can adapt available material to show how to set up a museum in a social setting. Outreach videos and teaching packets with slides are available for Arican-American and Latino topics such as "Black Image in America and "From Slavery through the Harlem Renaissance."

RESOURCES

• Previsit materials loaned
• MCPS Activity Plan For This Field Trip Site

  Field Trip Planning Tools

  • MCPS Field Trip Checklist
  • Items to Bring on the Trip
  • Field Trip Tips
  • Tips for Primary Grades

  Internet Sites

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art