Category Archives: Gallery Tours

Marcos’ Top 10 Favorite Things at the Rubin Museum- a Fond Farewell

Posted on October 26, 2012 by admin

My time at the Rubin Museum has come to an end.  I’m trekking off to work with the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. I’ve grown so much at the Rubin and will miss everyone dearly. I’ll still be guest-posting on the Education  … Continue reading →

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The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

Posted on September 27, 2012 by admin

On Saturday, September 22, the School Programs team collaborated with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth on an all-day Himalayan Art Encounters program. The Center for Talented Youth (CTY) offers gifted and talented K-12 students a wide range of academic … Continue reading →

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Mindful Connections Turns One on Alzheimer’s Action Day

Posted on September 21, 2012 by admin

Mindful Connections, our program for people with dementia and their caregivers, turns one today. Serendipitously, today is also Alzheimer’s Action Day. Each month, we come together at 1:30 pm to have tea with Mindful Connections participants prior to the tour, … Continue reading →

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Meeting of Minds

Posted on September 18, 2012 by admin

Recently, a group of Art Museum School Programs Managers put their heads together. Organized by Ai We Seow, Coordinator of School and Educator Programs at the Whitney Museum of American Art, our group met in the Whitney’s Education Studio – … Continue reading →

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My Kind of Town

Posted on September 4, 2012 by admin

Last month I had the honor of attending  the Teaching Institute in Museum Education (TIME) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I’ll get the TIME in a moment, but first, let’s talk about Chicago. The last time … Continue reading →

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Treasures from the Vault

Posted on August 13, 2012 by admin

It’s August, and we’re in the process of revamping and revising our School Programs webpages for the coming school year. As I went through our archives, I found a trove of dynamic student sketches made during hour-long K-12 guided gallery … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking Strategies and the Rubin Museum

Posted on July 24, 2012 by admin

The Rubin Museum is part of a national leadership project and initiative being conducted by Queensborough Community College (CUNY) with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences called Culture and Literacies through Art for the 21st Century or … Continue reading →

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Himalayan Art Encounters – Bank Street Summer Camp

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin

The School Programs team partnered with the Bank Street Summer Camp’s two visual arts camps again this summer for a two Himalayan Art Encounters programs, and the results are vibrant! This is our fourth year working together to enrich their … Continue reading →

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Durga: Drawn from memory

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin

Durga, Nepal; 13th century Gilt copper alloy, C2005.16.11 (HAR 65433)

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Que Sera, Sera! The Growing Pains of a Young Professional

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

                    A year and a half ago, on the first day of my zillionth semester of college, I sat timidly in a required art class: ‘Intro to the Visual Experience’. As … Continue reading →

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