Teacher Institute Teacher workshops focus on special exhibitions and the permanent collection, providing information and resources about art and its historical context. Teachers of all subjects, k-12, are welcome.
Space is limited, so please register early.
Registrations are confirmed by mail. Admission to the National Gallery of Art and its collections, exhibitions, and tours is free. Fees for teacher programs defray the costs of these events. This interdisciplinary workshop explores the history of the Civil War memorial to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the African American army unit famed for its heroic attempt to capture Fort Wagner, South Carolina, in the summer of 1863. Focusing on the Gallery's plaster cast of Saint-Gaudens' sculpture, the workshop will examine the memorial in the context of African American military history.