Symposium
Mining Early Museum Education: A Symposium
Friday, June 25 and Saturday, June 26, 2010
The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, 4 W 54th Street, New York, New York 10019
A comprehensive understanding of the founding pedagogical roots of modern art museum education is little known, yet it has exerted significant influence on the development of artists, art professionals and the museum-going public in the 20th century and today. A resurgence of interest in early leaders and practitioners in the field of modern art museum education provides fresh insights into the modern foundation of art practices, institutional history and critique. This program introduces a general public audience to four key players within this modern art museum history. Following this program, a closed door session will provide museum professionals and educators an opportunity to delve deeper into related topics of interest.
Part I – Public Program
Mining Early Museum Education – Panel Discussion
Friday, June 25, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., Celeste Bartos Theater, T3
Following an introduction by Wendy Woon, Edward John Noble Deputy Director for Education at The MoMA, guest speakers will present their research on Hilla Rebay, Victor D’Amico, Arthur Lismer, and Katharine Kuh, four key figures in the development of modern art museum education. These presentations will be followed by comments from respondents Juliet Kinchin, Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art; and Jessica Gogan, museum education consultant and former Director of Education at the Andy Warhol Museum. A reception will follow evening program.
Kim Kanatani, Deputy Director and Gail Engelberg, Director of Education at the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York
Hilla Rebay, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Briley Rasmussen, Museum Educator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Victor D’Amico, Director of the Educational Project, Museum of Modern Art (1937-70)
Kelly McKinley, Richard and Elizabeth Currie Director of Education and Public
Programming, Art Gallery of Ontario
Arthur Lismer and the Early Educational Foundations of the Art Gallery of Ontario
Robert Eskridge, Robert Eskridge, Woman’s Board Endowed Executive Director of Museum Education, the Art Institute of Chicago
Katharine Kuh and the Evolution of Modern Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
Part II – Closed door session
Modern Museum Education History Roundtable
Saturday, June 26, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Celeste Bartos Theater, T3
Participants are encouraged to contribute ideas, questions or comments that will be addressed in the afternoon break-out sessions. The topic board will be positioned in the Cullman Mezzanine Atrium outside the Theater.
Democratizing Museums:
Pioneering the use of media to engage the public in arts education
The second day will begin with short presentations on the early use of technology and the media within the modern art museum setting to reach, engage and educate new audiences about art.
10:00 Wendy Woon, Edward John Noble Deputy Director for Education, MoMA. Introductory remarks
10:10 Sarah Schultz, Director, Education and Community Programs, Walker Art Center
‘The Inquisition’ at Walker Art Center
10:20 Gwen Farrelly, Program Associate, International Program, MoMA
D’Amico’s Art Carnival abroad and Through the Enchanted Gate CBS series
10:30 Pablo Helguera, Director of Adult and Academic Programs, MoMA and artist
What in the World?
Response, Roundtable Discussion and Q & A
Guest respondents address and comment on presentations and begin proposal of topics for continued discussion.
10:40 Guest Respondents:
Rika Burnham, Head of Education, The Frick Collection
Christina Olsen, Director of Education & Public Programs, Portland Art
Museum
Focused Break-Out Sessions
All participants are invited to gather around the Bauhaus Tables outside the theater and in classrooms to identify key issues or ideas they wish to explore further in smaller discussion groups.
11:30 Self-selecting break-out sessions begin, Cullman Mezzanine Atrium and Classrooms.
Lunch will be served.
Closing remarks
12:45 Wrap-up discussion and further recommendations.