Category Archives: Visitor Experience

School Outreach: Pounding the Pavement

The school year has begun, and the Rubin’s School Programs and Teen Programs teams are pounding the pavement, visiting neighborhood schools to distribute flyers and share resources with local teachers. We’ve got a free Educators’ Open House on Wednesday, October … Continue reading

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The Ever Present Ice Buddha

In March a larger than life Buddha made entirely of ice sat at the base of the spiral staircase. Though he did not sit there very long- quickly melting and morphing into a ghostly ice sculpture over the weekend, I … Continue reading

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Baruch Peer Mentor Educational Development

The Rubin Museum of Art hosted a full day seminar for Fall 2011 Baruch College Peer Mentors on August 12. The museum has an in-depth partnership with Baruch that was established in 2010 and includes intensive visits from incoming freshman … Continue reading

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Evaluation: K-12 Visitor Profiles

The academic year runs from September to August, and summer is a time for the School Programs team to reflect on, evaluate, and improve what we do during 60-minute gallery tours with K-12 groups for the coming year. Throughout the … Continue reading

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Pilgrimage: Part 1

In March, I traveled to Spain for a work-related vacation (really!). I spent four days walking the last 112km of El Camino de Santiago (“The Way to Santiago”). That’s about 70 miles, with a 25-pound pack and camera in tow. … Continue reading

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Professional Pilgrimage

The Rubin’s Education Department crossed the harbor to Staten Island where we visited the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. Meg Ventrudo, the museum’s Executive Director met with us, and we had a lively discussion on a number of topics … Continue reading

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Mindful Connections

I recently traveled to Houston (as you may know, from other posts), where the American Association of Museums (AAM) annual conference took place. This year’s conference focus was The Museum of Tomorrow. I got to thinking about this focus after … Continue reading

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The Himalayas in Flushing

  Last Wednesday night, Rukhshan, Marilyn, Anqi and I traveled to Flushing to help children, families, and teachers get creative as we represented the museum at an exciting celebration of student art, learning, and self-expression at PS 32Q. Over 80 … Continue reading

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Finding Inspiration in Las Vegas

I believe that Museum Educators should constantly be on the prowl for new inspiration to keep our work fresh. Though it may not be thought of as the most education-rich area of the United States, I find Las Vegas to … Continue reading

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Introducing the Education Center at the Rubin Museum

Designed by Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership, this new two-floor, five-thousand-square-foot space includes an art studio, commons room, seminar room, and display space for student art and the museum’s study collection. The design supports and enhances the educational … Continue reading

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