
Resources for Educators
Online Guides
Look to our online guides for:
- Introductions to the arts and cultures we represent
- Information on the objects in our collections
- Classroom activities and lesson plans
Visit the Explore and Learn page to research topics by area.
Classroom Activity
Fiona Tan: Rise and Fall
Download instructions on how to make your own visual identity book at home or in the classroom!
Artist Book Workshop Handout (PDF, 5.8 MB)
Sample Book 1 |
Sample Book 2
Sample Book 3 |
Sample Book 4
Plan Your Visit
Experiences for SchoolsSelf-Guided Experiences
Additional resources
Educators are encouraged to take advantage of all resources available through the Freer and Sackler Galleries. We offer a wide variety of opportunities for personal and professional enrichment, almost always at no cost.
Family programsFilms
Performances
Tours and lectures
Library
Podcasts
Digital image sets for purchase
Other Teacher Resources
Smithsonian Educationart:21 art in the twenty-first century
Asia Society: Ask Asia
Columbia University & The National Endowment for the Humanities: The Asian Art Digital Teaching Project
Columbia University: Asia for Educators
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History
MIT Visualizing Cultures
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center: The Indian Ocean in World History