For Educators

Foster your students' learning and your own in workshops and events and with online, print, and other resources.

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Resources for K–12 Educators

Lesson Plans and Pre-visit Guides

Search for lesson plans that integrate learning about works of art in your classroom and pre-visit guides to selected collections that help prepare for a self-guided visit with your students.

Publications for Educators

Introduce your students to the richness and diversity of works of art in selected collections of the Museum. These comprehensive and fully illustrated guides provide useful background information and ideas for engaging students.

More for K–12 Educators

K–12 Educator Programs Events_Educators

The Museum offers a variety of programs designed for K–12 educators that explore objects in the Museum's collections, interdisciplinary curriculum integration, and methods for teaching with objects.

School Groups School Groups

Teachers and their students may explore the Museum's encyclopedic collection either with a Museum guide or independently. Appointments are required of all school groups visiting the Museum.

Featured Media: For Educators

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See all video, audio, and interactive content in Met Media

Online Open House for K–12 Educators

Educator Programs

On Tuesday, January 8, discover ways the Met supports learning in both the classroom and Museum during this live online event.

Teacher Resource Center

Nolen Library

Visit Nolen Library's Teacher Resource Center to find a range of materials for teachers, curriculum designers, and art-resource specialists. See also Educational Resources on the Thomas J. Watson Library website.

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Timeline

Search this chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world.