Educators

From themed tours based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study to professional development workshops and online resources, teachers and their students can explore and enjoy the Museum, both in the galleries and in the classroom.

ArtNC

The Museum supports educators year-round with online resources, lesson plans, and overviews of the permanent collection. Visit ArtNC to explore educational resources and programs; materials can be searched by subject, grade level, and geographic region.

Loan Resources

Free loan resources keep the Museum's rich offerings in your lesson plans and students' imaginations. Available at no cost for a three-week loan period. To arrange a loan, e-mail us or call (919) 664-6820.

Art Detective Discovery Kit
Grades 3–4

Art Detective is born of research that suggests learners build their own understanding through an active and personal process. Students learn how to use their eyes and think critically about what they see while training to be "art detectives" in this fun and interactive classroom experience.

Rainstorm Brainstorm: A Classroom Kit
Grades 5–8

Students design an original solution to a genuine need that can be identified in any community. Their process involves teamwork to improve water quality by designing a pond as a work of land art. Turn your students' creativity loose in solving a practical problem. Critical and creative thinking skills involve art, science, language arts, and other disciplines.

Online Collection

The Museum’s permanent collection is online. Every work of art, from old favorites to new acquisitions, from paintings to sculpture, is accessible at your fingertips—even works never on view. A great resource for teachers of all disciplines, the online collection brings the North Carolina Museum of Art right to your classroom.

Art of Collaboration

With help from the Museum, middle school teachers in counties across North Carolina are using the visual arts to engage their students in learning about math, science, social studies, and language arts.

The Art of Collaboration gives middle school teachers the opportunity to:

• Communicate across disciplines.
• Collaborate as peers.
• Integrate the visual arts.
• Motivate students to learn and demonstrate achievement in new and creative ways.

E-mail us to learn more about Art of Collaboration.

Teacher’s Day Out: An Introduction to Your Museum of Art

Free
Groups of 10 or more.
Open to all disciplines and grade levels.

Let the Museum become your classroom for your next school or countywide teacher professional development day. We’ll start you off with an overview of our resources to bring you up to date on what we can offer for teachers. We might even test out a few new ideas on you. Then the rest of the day is yours: have lunch on your own, schedule a 2 pm docent tour, and refresh before you return to school. 

Reservations must be made at least four weeks in advance.

Call (919) 664-6820 or send e-mail to teacherprograms@ncartmuseum.org to make a reservation.