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Education Program
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The Binghamton University Art Museum is strongly committed to sharing its historical collection for the advancement of knowledge and for better understanding of the world's cultural diversity. Trying to reach out to a broader audience, the museum's education department offers a variety of programs and resources for students and community groups. These programs introduce works of art from the Museum's encyclopedic collection and provide learning opportunities to everyone from preschoolers to adults, elementary school teachers to college
 

professors.

All
Education Programs
Are Free

Our on-campus programs offer:

- Free guided tours for students and for campus groups.
- Course-related exhibitions/school exhibitions.
- Research and study of the museum exhibition and Permanent Collection with the class or independently. Students and the general public can make an appointment for study of artwork not currently exhibited.
- Hand-on projects in our museum workshop for school groups.
- Lectures in the classroom.
- Discussions of the museum's exhibitions and Art and Science series.
- Guest lecturers.
- Seminars with art teachers.
- Intern program.
- Museum library - offers museum publications.
- Video library.
- University program Lifelong Learning. (This program serves as a link with the Lyceum and other community groups interested in art presentations).

Our off-campus programs:

- Outreach programs can also come to you with the Art in a Suitcase project. Our staff works with school teachers to develop curriculum structured art presentations. Students have the extraordinary opportunity to see and study original prints by Dürer and Rembrandt or a drawing by Picasso in their classroom.

The Art in a Suitcase program includes:
- Presentation of original artwork from the museum collection and discussions.
- Hands-on activities with materials provided by the museum at no charge.
- Arts linked to different cultures.

 

Last Modified July 10, 2006