Social Studies Field Trips
National Museum of American Art
Image courtesy of National Museum of American
Art
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC
Image courtesy of National Museum of American
Art
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC
| NAME: National Museum of American Art | |||
| STREET: 8th and G Sts., NW | |||
| CITY: Washington | STATE: DC | ZIP: 20002 | COUNTY: D.C. |
| PHONE: 202-357-2247 | FEES: None | ||
| HOURS AND DAYS: Daily, 10:30 am - 5:30 pm | |||
| METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown on the Red, Yellow and Green lines. | |||
| GRADES: K 2 5 | UNITS: Families, Me, One Nation, 13 Colonies, Westward | ||
| CONTACT: Colleen Brown | PHONE: 202-357-3111 | ||
| TYPE: Art Gallery | FEES: None | ||
| DAYS: M T W Th F | HOURS: 10 am - 2 pm (building open to 5:30) | ||
NOTE: The museum will be closed beginning January 3, 2000 for three years for renovation.
Tours can only be scheduled through January 3, 2000. | |||
| LUNCH: Courtyard with tables and chairs (weather premitting). Bring bag lunch. | |||
| GROUP SIZE: 10 - 60 | |||
| HANDICAPPED ACCESS: yes | |||
| LENGTH OF TOUR: 45 min. - 1 hr. Docent led tours between 10 am and 2 pm. | |||
DESCRIPTION: Program: "Do You See What I See?" A perceptual tour to introduce children to art museums. Can be used by Kindergarten to learn how to create a museum in a social setting. Tour deals with sensory awareness, shapes, textures, lines, and colors. One tour explains the works of African American artists, another deals with Hispanic artists. The "Meet the People" tour focuses on people throughout history. "American Studies" shows the everyday activities of people from 1700s to 1880s.
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Last updated on Sept. 30, 1999
Maintained by Martin
M. Creel: Marty_Creel@fc.mcps.k12.md.us