The Education Department at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco provide a wide variety of resources, events and written materials for educators planning visits to the Museums with their students. Below you will find rich source material with which to prepare yourself and your students to visit the Museums, including teacher workshops, special events, temporary exhibition resources and much more.
Workshops are offered throughout the year to introduce educators to museum collections and special exhibitions. Workshops focus on incorporating art and art-making into existing classroom curriculum and are led by museum staff.SFUSD increment credit...
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Each year, the Education Department hosts an Open House for Educators which includes an arts education resource fair and free admission into special exhibitions.Free to educators with valid identification. Start with Art: Teacher Open...
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Below you will find resources and curriculae specially crafted for the Museums' temporary exhibtions. These special exhibition resources include study images and themes, pre-visit activities, lesson plans and more all in alignment with California...
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The Resource Center for Education at the de Young Museum is open to educators and museum visitors with an interest in arts education. The center offers visitors an opportunity to plan museum visits, create classroom activities, or use the Museums'...
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In anticipation of class visit to the Fine Arts Museums, the Education Department has compiled Teacher Guides to provide preparatory and in-gallery lessons focused on the Museums' permanent collections.Teachers GuidesPlease click on the links below...
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