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Arts Across the Curriculum at Hunter College

The Rubin Museum is delighted to have formed institutional partnerships with six CUNY (City University of New York) colleges: four senior colleges, including Hunter, Baruch, John Jay, and Queens; and two community colleges, including Queensborough Community College and Borough of … Continue reading

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The Google Art Project for Educators

In April the Rubin Museum joined the community of museums participating in the Google Art Project and we recently held a meeting with other educators to discuss how we could begin to use this with our K-12, Teacher, and University … Continue reading

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Oh, the Stories They Tell: Using Art to Inspire Senior Writers

This is a guest post about our Senior Writing program written by Nina Goss. My first visit to the Rubin was in early 2011, to see a movie I’d read a review of in the Times, by a woman who’d … Continue reading

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Perfected Make Up for Peak Experience

For our 7th Annual Peak Experience, an overnight adventure for kids 9—12 at the museum, Guide Megan Holland and Apprentice Educators Evan and Tarona got into character with some excellent make up. Megan was our lovely Flower Goddess, Evan was a … Continue reading

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Exhibitions in BETA

While visiting the Minnesota History Center during the 2012 American Association of Museum’s conference, I was lucky to see exceptional museum exhibition evaluation at work, and participate in two very unique prototyping experiences. One experience was an incredibly tech-forward exhibition … Continue reading

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The Minnesotan Museum EXPERIENCE

I’ve just returned from the 2012 American Association of Museums Annual Conference and aside from attending some fabulous sessions on everything from  museum business models to docent technology strategies, I was able to visit a few awesome Minnesotan museums and … Continue reading

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Enabling People with Dementia through Creative Engagement with Art

Last Thursday I was fortunate enough to attend a talk at the Museum of Modern Art led by Richard Taylor, Ph.D., author of Alzheimer’s from the Inside Out. Richard is a former psychologist who has been living with the diagnosis of … Continue reading

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The Asian Studies Circle Meets with Dr. Karen Shelby

The Asian Studies Circle met last Wednesday evening for a convivial Meet & Greet in the museum’s cafe followed by a lively gallery talk with Dr. Karen Shelby, Assistant Professor of Art History at the Weissman School of Arts and … Continue reading

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John Jay Essayists Explore Justice at the Rubin Museum

At the third biennial Literature & Law Conference at John Jay College on March 30, four undergraduates, Janet Alexander, Rebecca Delgado, Bobby Lewis, and C.C. Riley, presented papers during a panel discussion “Justice and the Rubin Museum of Art” that … Continue reading

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Katniss and Durga: Reconstructing Conceptions of Female Identity and Power

As the head of education for the Rubin Museum, I’m often thinking about our role in the formation of youth identity. Our youth development initiatives focus on providing experiences for teens to learn and examine their own lives utilizing the … Continue reading

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