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Allons-y! Exploring Francophone Sculpture in NMWA’s Collection

Posted: May 6, 2019
Category: Education
Visitors from the Young Women’s Francophone Meetup Group explored the collection galleries to learn more about Francophone women artists while practicing their French. The group found common threads among three...

5 Fast Facts: Yael Bartana’s “What if Women Ruled the World”

Posted: November 5, 2018
Category: Education
Impress your friends with five fast facts about What if Women Ruled the World (2016) by Yael Bartana, on display in the third-floor galleries.
The phrase “What if Women Ruled the World” is sculpted with neon tubes of bright yellow, in all capital letters. The letters of “WOMEN” are larger than the rest and are configured vertically.

Wonderful Words: Exploring Abstraction through Poetry

Posted: January 19, 2018
Category: Education
On Saturday, December 9, D.C.-based poet Danielle Badra led Firsthand Experience: Responsive Poetry at the museum. The day started with an exquisite corpse group activity: Using artworks as prompts, each...
An installation view of several abstract artworks hung on a gallery wall.

4 Questions with Amy Sherald

Posted: July 30, 2017
Category: Education
Hear from Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald about her background, artistic process, and works.
Vibrant painting of a young lady with medium skin tone staring out against a bright pink background. The painting is partially obscured by the silhouetted heads of museum visitors.

Go Figure! Amy Sherald at NMWA

Posted: June 2, 2017
Category: Education
During an Artists in Conversation program at NMWA on May 9, artist Amy Sherald shares her sources of inspiration and what she hopes viewers will take away from her work.
Vibrant painting of a young lady with medium skin tone staring out against a bright pink background. The painting is partially obscured by the silhouetted heads of museum visitors.

Happiest Hours: “Artists in Conversation” Invite You to Eat, Drink, and Connect

Posted: December 3, 2016
Category: Education
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Brush Up on Your ABC’s: NMWA’s Teacher Institute

Posted: September 7, 2016
Category: Education
This year marked the seventh Art, Books, and Creativity (ABC) Teacher Institute at NMWA. For one week this past July, 18 teachers from New York to North Carolina came to...
NMWA educator with dark curly hair and a black blazer stands in the foreground with her back to camera as she speaks to a large crowd of visitors about a sculpture composed of hanging strings and fabric in the galleries.

The Pre-K Invasion: Developing New Tours for Young Audiences

Posted: May 24, 2016
Category: Education
A group of kids standing on colorful mats in a museum space. They are looking towards an oil portrait of a woman in regal garments. A woman with a light skin tone and blonde hair is talking in front of the children.

5 Fast Facts: Elaine de Kooning

Posted: May 11, 2016
Category: Education
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Abstract Expressionist artist Elaine de Kooning, whose work is on view in NMWA’s collection galleries.

Little Legs and Big Imaginations: Tours for Pre-K Visitors

Posted: April 6, 2016
Category: Education
NMWA hosts free and hands-on thematic tours for students in kindergarten through high school. This April, the museum launches a pilot series of tours created specifically for early learners—children ages 3–6....
A group of kids standing on colorful mats in a museum space. They are looking towards an oil portrait of a woman in regal garments. A woman with a light skin tone and blonde hair is talking in front of the children.