TY - BOOK AU - Newsom,Barbara Y.[Project Director] AU - Newsom,Barbara Y. AU - Silver,Adele Z. TI - The Art Museum as Educator: a collection of studies as guides to practice and policy. SN - 0520032489 AV - N430 C68 1978 U1 - 658.91 PY - 1978/// CY - United States PB - Bradford KW - Art museums KW - Educational aspects KW - Local N1 - Index; Contents: 1 Foreword -- 2 Preface -- 3 How and Why This Study Was Done -- 7 The Plan of This Book and Ways to Use It -- 11 Acknowledgments -- 13 Issues in Art Museum Education : A Brief History -- 21 Art Museums and Education by Sherman Lee -- Part I: The Art Museum and Its General Public: 31 Introduction -- Chapter 1 : Profiles of Museums as Educational Institutions -- 35 Introduction -- 39 Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, ‘’ An Instrument of Art Education’’ -- 56 The Educational Mission of the Museum of Modern Art -- Chapter 2 : The Individual Visitor and Exhibitions Designed to Teach -- 76 Introduction -- 83 Metropolitan Museum of Art : ‘’ Dutch Couples : Pair Portraits by Rembrandt and His Comtemporaries’’ -- 86 The Minneapolis Institute of Arts : ‘’Fakes, Forgeries and Other Deceptions’’, an Exhibition -- 89 Walker Art Center : ‘’New Learning Spaces and Places -- 95 The Philadelphia Museum of Art : ‘’The Insible Artist’’ -- 99 Two Installations, One Purpose: ‘’ African Art in/ and Motion’’ -- 101 The Heard Museum : Educating Indians and Other Americans -- 102 How to Create a Participatory Exhibition on Short Notice (Box) -- 108 National Museum of Natural History: The Discovery Room -- 110 The Audio Guide at the Metropolitan : ‘’ The Impressionist Epoch’’ (Box) -- 111 An Interview with Katherine Kuh -- 113 The Cleveland Museum of Art Slide Tapes -- Chapter 3 : Museum and Community -- 119 Introduction -- Institutional Responses -- 123 The Client Centered Structure of the Children’s Museum, Boston -- 131 The Everson Museum in ‘’Phase Four’’ -- 140 Greenville County Museum of Art : Electragraphics Off Site and outreach programs -- 144 The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Department of Urban Outreach -- 148 Whitney Museum of American Arts : The Downtown Branch -- 153 The Baltimore Museum’s Downtown Gallery : Extension Service in the Marketplace -- 155 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artmobiles : The Origin of the Species -- 158 Dougherty Carr Arts Foundation : South Texas Artmobile -- 160 The University of Kansas Mini Van (Box) -- Special Audiences -- 159 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Department of Community Programs : Senier Citizen Slide Lecture Program -- 164 The Wadsworth Atheneum Tactile Gallery -- 167 Albright Knox Art Gallery : ‘’ Matter at Hand’’ -- 170 The Addison Gallery of American Art: Video for Special Audiences -- Chapter 4: Community Based Museums and Umbrella Agencies -- 178 Introduction -- 182 Anacostia Neighborhood Museum : A Model of Community Control -- 190 The San Francisco Art Commission’s Neighborhood Arts Program -- 211 Seven Loaves : A Network for Survival -- 220 Museums Collaborative, Inc. -- Chapter 5 : The Museum Volunteer -- 242 Introduction -- 246 University of Texas Art Museum : Function, Care and Training of Docents (Box) -- 247 The High Museum of Art: Volunteer Opportunities -- 250 Wadsworth Atheneum : The Docent Program -- 251 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston : The Docent Program -- 253 Fort Worth Docent Council: Cooperative Volunteer Training (Box) -- 255 A Good Idea from the Portland Art Museum (Box) -- Part II: The Art Museum and the Young, Their Schools -- 259 Introduction -- Chapter 6 : Programs for Schoolchildren in Museums -- 266 Introduction -- Series of Visits -- 273 The Cleveland Museum of Art: East Cleveland Project -- 295 The Brooklyn Museum: In Depth Series -- 299 The Exploratorium: School in the Exploratorium (SITE) -- 305 Indianapolis Museum of Art : Search -- 308 High Museum of Art: Discovery and Elementary Art to the Schools -- 310 Art Institute of Chicago: Focus and Perception -- 312 The Pad, Pencil and Child on His Own (BOX) -- 313 On Sketching in the Gallery (Box) -- 314 Elvehjem Art Center : Children’s Newspaper Project -- 316 Sterling and Francine : Clark Art Institute : The Children’s Program (Box) -- 318 Kimbell Art Museum : Kimbell Clues -- The One Time Visit: 319 New Orleans Museum of Art : ‘’ A Museum Experience Africa’’ -- 323 Philadelphia Museum of Art: School Programs -- 325 Museum of South Texas : ‘’Art in Action’’ -- 329 Old Sturbridge Village : Museum Field Study Program -- Chapter 7 : Museum Programs for Schoolchildren at Other Sites : 334 Introduction -- 338 The Taft Museum: In School Program and Suitcases -- 343 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: de Young Museum Art School Trip out Trucks -- 350 Albright Knox Art Gallery : Color Wheels -- 353 Contemporary Arts Museum : Art after School -- 356 Three Mobile Units : Georgia Art Bus, Ringling Art Caravan and Birmingham Museum Artmobile -- Chapter 8: Nonmuseum Visual Arts Programs -- 361 Introduction -- 362 The Junior Arts Center, Los Angeles -- 373 GAME, a Cultural Resource Center -- 378 The National Center of Afro American Artists : The Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, Boston -- Chapter 9 : Orientation Galleries and Special Exhibitions for Schoolchildren -- 385 Introduction -- 387 Indianapolis Museum of Art : The Artery -- 388 High Museum of Art : ‘’Shapes’’ -- 394 Arkansas Arts Center : Yellow Space Place -- Chapter 10: Visual Arts Programs for High School Students in Museums and Schools -- 400 Introduction -- 407 Houston High School for Performing and Visual Arts -- 412 University City, Missouri, High School of the Arts -- 416 Minneapolis Public Schools: Urban Arts and Humanities -- 426 The Museum Field Trip from the Teacher’s Side -- 427 National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonia Institution : Discover Graphics -- 428 Two Philadelphia Museum High School Programs (Box) -- 431 Whitney Museum of American Art : Studio Program of Art Resources Center -- 436 Cleveland Museum of Art : Advanced Placement Art History Course for High School Seniors -- 440 Teenage Teachers : Explainers in the Exploratorium -- 442 Institute of Contemporary Art: Value Visual Arts Laboratory in Urban Education -- 447 National Portrait Gallery : ‘’The Trial of John Brown’’ -- 448 Indianapolis Museum of Art : Indianapolis High School Council (Box) -- 450 The Department of High School Programs and an Experiment in ‘’Arts Awareness’’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- Chapter 11 : Teacher Training and Classroom Materials -- 462 Introduction -- 471 Summer Institutes in Art History for High School Teachers -- 475 St. Louis Art Museum: Teachers Resource Center -- 477 National Portrait Gallery : ‘’The Trial of John Brown’’ -- 448 Indianapolis Museum of Art : Indianapolis High School Council (Box) -- 450 The Department of High School Programs and an Experiment in ‘’Arts Awareness’’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- Chapter 11 : Teacher Training and Classroom Materials -- 462 Introduction -- 471 Summer Institutes in Art History for High School Teachers -- 475 St. Louis Art Museum : Teachers Resource Center -- 477 Old Sturbridge Village : The Teacher Center (Box) -- 481 Slide Packages and Teacher Training at the Milwaukee Art Center -- 484 Metropolitan Museum Teacher Kits -- 489 Detroit Institute of Arts Curriculum Project -- 494 The National Gallery of Art’s Evaluation of the Extention Service (Box) -- 495 CEMREL’s Aesthetic Education Program -- 501 Museum of New Mexico Suitcase Exhibits -- 502 The Children’s Museum MATCH Boxes (Box) -- Part III: The Art Museum and Its College, University and Professional Audience -- 509 Introduction -- Chapter 12: University : Museums Relations -- 512 Introduction -- 518 Patterns of Cooperation between the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale University Department of the History of Art -- 529 The University of Kansas Museum of Art and ‘’ The Spirit of Synthesis’’ -- 535 How Two Universities, Columbia and the Institute of Fine Arts, Use the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- 544 The Cleveland Museum of Art and Chase Western University : Joint Program in Art History -- 560 Whitney Museum of American Art : Independent Study Program -- Chapter 13: The Artist and the Museum -- 568 Introduction -- 572 Copying in the Museum -- 577 The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco : M.H. de Young Memorial Museum Art School -- 582 The Schenectady Museum Artist in Residence Program -- 584 An Interview with Louis Finkelstein -- Chapter 14: Training for Museum Education -- 600 Introduction -- Programs with University Component -- 606 University of Michigan Museum Practice Program -- 616 George Washington University’s M.A.T in Museum Education -- 624 University of Minnesota Department of Art History : Museology Degree Program -- Programs Based in Museums : 632 The Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships in Museum Education at the Metropolitan Museum, the de Young Museum, and Walker Art Center -- 647 Toledo Museum of Art : Educational Fellowships -- 652 Institute of the American Indian Arts Museum : Museum Training Program -- Chapter 15: Cooperation among Museum Professionals -- 659 Introduction -- 662 Washington, D.C.’s Museum Education Roundtable -- 667 Texas Museums Consortium -- 677 Proposal for a National Center on Museum Education -- 679 Future Directions, Policy and Funding by Michael Spock -- 685 Appendix I: Basic Information about Institutions in This Study -- 729 Appendix II: Institutions and Programs Surveyed for This Study -- 749 Indexes -- ER -