
For Educators
Teacher Institutes
Monday, July 18, 2016 – Monday, July 1, 2019
These half-day professional development workshops are designed for high school teachers (except where indicated), but all K–12 educators are welcome to attend. Workshops focus on incorporating modern and contemporary art into classroom curricula and include overviews of featured artists, artworks, or exhibitions; hands-on activities; and classroom resources.
Teacher Institutes during the school year are free and include museum admission. Space is limited and an application is required. Find the application for this year’s Teacher Institutes here.
Teacher Institute
Discovering Connections 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
9 a.m.
For Educators
Teaching in the Museum
Saturday, October 15, 2016
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Japanese Photography from Postwar to Now
Saturday, December 3, 2016
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Open Studio with David Wilson
Saturday, January 21, 2017
9:30 a.m.
See all past events
Teacher Institute
Discovering Connections 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
9 a.m.
For Educators
Teaching in the Museum
Saturday, October 15, 2016
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Japanese Photography from Postwar to Now
Saturday, December 3, 2016
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Open Studio with David Wilson
Saturday, January 21, 2017
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Matisse/Diebenkorn
Saturday, March 18, 2017
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Discovering Connections 2017
Sunday, July 23, 2017
5 p.m.
For Educators
Noguchi’s Playscapes
Saturday, September 23, 2017
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Walker Evans
Saturday, October 14, 2017
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Teaching in the Museum
Saturday, November 18, 2017
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Teaching with SFMOMA’s Collection
Saturday, January 20, 2018
9 a.m.
For Educators
Getting to the Core: Using Artworks to Support Student Writing
Saturday, March 10, 2018
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Open Studio Workshop
Saturday, April 14, 2018
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Discovering Connections
July 22–26, 2018

For Educators
Teaching in the Museum
Saturday, September 29, 2018
9:30 a.m.
For Educators, Workshop
Brassaï
Saturday, December 8, 2018
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Teaching with SFMOMA’s Collection
Saturday, January 26, 2019
9 a.m.
For Educators
Reading the World: Looking at Artworks with a Critical Lens
Saturday, March 2, 2019
9:30 a.m.
For Educators, Teacher Institute
Open Studio Workshop
Saturday, April 13, 2019
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Discovering Connections 2019
July 22, 2019—July 26, 2019
9 a.m.
9 a.m.

For Educators
Teacher Institute: Teaching in the Museum
Saturday, September 28, 2019
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Teacher Institute: SOFT POWER
Saturday, November 16, 2019
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Teacher Institute: Teaching with SFMOMA’s Collection
Saturday, January 25, 2020
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Teacher Institute: Dawoud Bey: An American Project
Saturday, March 7, 2020
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
Teacher Institute: What is Contemporary Art?
Saturday, April 18, 2020
9:30 a.m.
For Educators
CANCELED: Discovering Connections Teacher Institute 2020
July 20–24, 2020

Teacher Institute
Art21 x SFMOMA Virtual Teacher Institute: What Is Contemporary Art? Sports Edition
Saturday, January 11, 2025
10 a.m.
Learn to incorporate art into your curriculum through Teacher Institutes. We offer half-day professional development workshops for K-12 classroom educators.