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September 26, 2012 | Collection & Exhibitions, Events & Programs, Learning and Engagement

Welcome to MoMA Studio: Common Senses!

Posted by Sarah Kennedy, Associate Educator, Public and Studio Programs Laura Beiles, Assistant Director, Adult Programs, Department of Education

Installation of MoMA Studio: Common Senses

MoMA Studio: Common Senses opened on September 24 in the mezzanine of MoMA’s Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building.

September 21, 2012 | Events & Programs

Alzheimer’s Action Day: Spotlight on Education Programs for People with Dementia

Posted by Meryl Schwartz, Assistant Educator, The Alzheimer’s Project Laurel Humble, Assistant Educator, Community and Access Programs

It’s a universal thing: September is a busy month for students and educators of all kinds, as the relaxed pace of summer makes way for the back-to-school rush. We’re no exception here in MoMA’s Department of Education. Just last week, for example, we kicked off our season of arts engagement programming for people with dementia and their caregivers.

September 17, 2012 | Events & Programs, MoMA Stores

The MoMA Design Store in Soho and Lomography Team Up

Posted by Brian Bergeron, Assistant Director of Creative, the MoMA Stores

A few of our friends showed us what they “LoVE” and now it’s your turn!

From September 21 to 23, the MoMA Design Store in Soho is teaming up with Lomography to help you “Find Something You LoVE.” Lomography, creator of unique analogue cameras that have captured the imagination of people around the world, will have a photographer in the store to snap pictures of shoppers of all ages showing off their favorite products.

September 14, 2012 | Events & Programs, Family & Kids

Material Lab Volunteer Stories

Posted by Elizabeth Margulies, Assistant Director, Family Programs

Material Lab volunteer Diana Rudner. Photo by Ruth Nordenbrook

Material Lab, MoMA’s popular interactive space for families, recently closed after a year-and-a-half run with over 72,000 visitors. Material Lab was staffed by fantastic facilitators and a rotating roster of 65 dedicated volunteers.

September 11, 2012 | Events & Programs

Pop-Up Play @ MoMA

Posted by Cari Frisch, Associate Educator, Family Programs

Pop-Up Play @ MoMA. Photo: Kirsten Schroeder

How often do kids get to hear, “You can do whatever you want with any of the materials you see”? Well that was the case one Friday in August for visitors to Pop-Up Play @ MoMA.

September 6, 2012 | Events & Programs, Family & Kids

MoMA Teens TRASH Our Galleries! In the Making Summer 2012

Posted by Calder Zwicky, Assistant Director, Teen and Community Partnerships

A house made from recycled materials by the Dumpster Diving teens

The walls are lined with stained strips of cardboard, 40-ounce bottles half-full of malt liquor and cigarette butts hang from plywood structures, a three-foot long plaster condom lays strewn across the marble floor, the words “F*CK IT” stretch across a wall—carved into a pile of SAT test prep books…

August 21, 2012 | Behind the Scenes, Events & Programs, Family & Kids

Material Lab Is a Happening Space

Posted by Jackie Armstrong, Associate Educator, Visitor Research and Experience, Department of Education

Material Lab at MoMA. Photo by Michael Nagle

As the Emily Fisher Landau Education Fellow, I work cross-departmentally to evaluate MoMA’s interpretive resources (labels, audio guides, etc.), exhibitions, programs, and new initiatives by interviewing, observing, and using other methods to help MoMA offer the best visitor experiences possible.

August 20, 2012 | Artists, Events & Programs, Family & Kids, Videos

VIDEO: Rashaad Newsome X Cross-Museum Collective

Posted by Calder Zwicky, Assistant Director, Teen and Community Partnerships

For seven sessions last spring, the Cross-Museum Collective teens worked alongside artist Rashaad Newsome to create a work of collaborative art.

August 6, 2012 | Events & Programs, Family & Kids

Connecting Collections Teacher Institute 2012

Posted by Jessica Baldenhofer, Associate Educator, School and Teacher Programs

Teachers in the MoMA galleries, July 13, 2012. Photo: Tiffany Oelfke

On July 13, 40 teachers from around the globe came to MoMA to begin a weeklong Summer Teacher Institute. This year marked the 10th year of Connecting Collections Summer Teacher Institute

July 26, 2012 | Events & Programs, Family & Kids

Creating Connections/Creating Community: Our Second Biennial Community Partner Art Show

Posted by Calder Zwicky, Assistant Director, Teen and Community Partnerships

Photography from our Community Partners at Project Luz

Since 2007, MoMA’s Community Partnership program has been working with nonprofit and community-based organizations throughout New York City to create new ways of accessing MoMA’s collection across a variety of educational frameworks. Or at least that’s the nice, compact way that we like to describe the program to others.

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