Look, learn, and mingle with colleagues for an afternoon at the museum. Tour current exhibitions and learn about upcoming programs. Receive curriculum materials and meet the Guggenheim’s Education staff. FREE. Registration required.

Artist Khadim Ali leads a program combining storytelling and art making using the one-thousand year old Persian epic, the Shahnameh (“Book of kings”), to tell tales of contemporary culture and politics. Join us for this unique workshop that provides multiple suggestions and ideas for teaching and learning in the classroom. FREE (includes curriculum materials). Registration required. Limited to 20 participants.

Monday–Friday, July 8–12; 10:00 am–4:00 pm

Learn techniques for analyzing and interpreting modern and contemporary art in New York City's premier art museums. This summer institute for educators of grades 3–12 is co-hosted by the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

National Learning Standards

Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas (NA-VA.K-12.3)
Understanding the Visual Arts in Relation to History and Cultures (NA-VA.K-12.4)
Making Connections between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines (NA-VA.K-12.6)

Registration for this program is by online application only and is limited to forty participants. Apply here. For more information please call 212 570 3985 or email teachers@metmuseum.org. Applications must be received by May 12, 2013.