PD+Cultural+Links

Professional Development Links to Local Museums/Cultural Experiences (Still under development, and feel free to add your own suggestions.)

Here are a few links for upcoming PDs, public/family programs, tours and/or lectures being held at local museums and in other cultural environments. Some of the PDs are very soon and require RSVPs, so act expeditiously. These events vary in costs -- some are free, some are asking for nominal to moderate admissions.

If you cannot work with these suggestions, think about some of your favorite cultural institutions and contact them directly to see if you can arrange a one-on-one with an educator, or make an appointment for an interview and tour to find out how you might be able to integrate their unique institutional services into your teaching/curriculum, or perhaps you can arrange a visit to inquire about "researching" internships.

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Bridget Stokes MurphyStokes@gmail.com C: 203-644-6831

__Museums__
81st Street and Central Park West New York, NY 10024 [|www.amnh.org]
 * American Museum of Natural History**

__Hours:__ The Museum is open daily, 10:00 a.m.—5:45 p.m. The Museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. General Admission: $19 Exhibit: //Highway of and Empire: The Great Inca Road// The vast Inca Empire owed its reach and power to this extensive and intricate network of roads. Linking forts, religious sites, and administrative centers from the Pacific coast to the Amazonian rainforest, the Inca roads allowed armies and imperial officials to conquer and then control the largest empire in the Americas. In this series of stunning photographs, **//Highway of An Empire//** reveals the diversity of this road system—from broad paved highways to woven suspension bridges to beaten tracks through barren desert—and of the landscape through which it travels.

200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052 718.638.5000 [|www.brooklynmuseum.org]
 * Brooklyn Museum**

__Hours__ Wednesday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Thursday: 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. General: $10 Students with valid ID: $6 Exhibit: //Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: The Latino List// On view through 11 December 2011 Twenty-five large-format color portraits of accomplished and influential Latinos from the worlds of culture, politics, business, and sports taken by the renowned photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.//The Latino List// explores the meaning of “Latino” in the twenty-first century. The portraits, whose subjects include Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, John Leguizamo, Chi Chi Rodríguez, Sonia Sotomayor, Pitbull, and Gloria Estefan, will be accompanied by excerpts from a new documentary film, also called //The Latino List,// directed by Greenfield-Sanders with interviews conducted by Maria Hinojosa and additional interviews by Sandra Guzman, both Emmy Award–winning journalists. The photographed and filmed subjects will be seen and heard directly sharing their stories and experiences, illuminating the richness and diversity of Latino life in America.

Evening for Educators
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 4–6:30 p.m. Education Division, 1st Floor Attend this exclusive Brooklyn Museum event featuring two highly anticipated special exhibitions: [|//Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties//] and [|//Sanford Biggers: Sweet Funk—An Introspective//]. Explore the exhibitions with our educators and curators and discover exciting ways to engage your students with art.

Relax with a glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres at our reception, join in art-making activities, and be inspired by the Museum’s collection. Take advantage of free teaching materials and Museum passes, as well as a ten percent discount in the Museum Shop—just for educators. After the event, stay and enjoy the Museum’s expanded hours until 10 p.m.

Reservations are required. To RSVP, please e-mail teacher.services@brooklynmuseum.org or call (718) 501-6244.

1109 Fifth Avenue @ 92nd Street New York, NY []
 * The Jewish Museum**

Admission: Adults: $12 Students: $7.50 [|Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey] Permanent Exhibition: The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800 works of art, archaeology, ceremonial objects, photographs, video and interactive media. [|The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats] September 09, 2011 - January 29, 2012 This exhibition features over 80 original works by the award-winning author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats, creator of //The Snowy Day//, the first modern full-color picture book to feature an African-American protagonist. [|Maya Zack: Living Room] July 31, 2011 - October 30, 2011 Maya Zack’s installation invokes a Jewish family’s apartment in 1930s Berlin via computer-generated images viewed through 3D glasses. A sound component based on the artist’s interviews with the man who fled that home accompanies the piece.
 * __Hours__**
 * Closed Wednesdays;** Thurs. 11am - 8pm; M,T,F,Sa,Su - 11am-5:45pm
 * Exhibits:**

Thursday, October 27, 4:00–8:00 pm Program fee: $15 (a light dinner will be served). Please register by October 21. Explore Keats’s groundbreaking work with award-winning author/illustrators Javaka Steptoe and Bryan Collier, as well as Lisa Von Drasek, Children’s Librarian for Bank Street College of Education and Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Committee Member. Participate in a collage workshop with Randy Williams, Professor of Studio Art and Art Education at Manhattanville College and Instructor at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Conclude the evening with an opportunity to view the special exhibition, [| The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats]. Recommended for elementary, middle and high school educators.
 * Professional Development (registration required)**
 * Ezra Jack Keats and //The Snowy Day//**

Thursday, December 8, 4:00–7:00 pm Program fee: $10 (a light dinner will be served). Please register by December 2. Working during 15 pivotal years in American history that encompassed the Great Depression, World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, the Photo League was comprised of hundreds of photographers including Paul Strand, Berenice Abbot and Weegee—whose vivid images captured New York City during the 1930s and 40s. Educators explore the special exhibition [| The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936—1951] and discuss curriculum connections and classroom activities.
 * New York Photography**

2 Columbus Circle New York, NY [|www.madmuseum.org]
 * Museum of Arts and Design**

__Hours:__ Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Thursday and Friday from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm closed Mondays and major holidays General Admission: $15 Students(with ID): $12 Thurs/Fri, 6-9pm - Pay-What-You-Wish Exhibit: Stephen Burks: Are You a Hybrid? (through 2 October 2011) Explores the influence of the developing world on contemporary design.Historical and contemporary design share common formal influences, and DIY strategies favoring the styles of art and design found in cultures of the African diaspora.

215 Centre Street NY, NY [|www.mocanyc.org]
 * Museum of the Chinese in America**

__Hours__: Monday, 11am - 5pm; Thursday, 11am - 9pm; Friday, 11am - 5pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10am - 5pm General Admission: $7, Free on Thursdays //With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America//, MOCA’s new core exhibit, will bring to life the Museum’s unique historical content and birth a compelling art work by fusing itself with the architectural heart of its new home designed by Maya Lin on Centre Street.
 * Exhibit**: //With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America// (Core Exhibit)

Thursday, December 8, 2011 6:30 p.m.
Free
 * Join** a discussion about what it means to be Hapa. Once a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for “half,” Hapa has since been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed racial heritage includes Asian or Pacific Island descent. **Kip Fulbeck** photographed more than 1,200 people from all walks of life who identify as Hapa – from babies to adults, construction workers to rock stars, engineers to comic book artists. The project is featured as a part of MOCA’s core exhibition, //With A Single Step: Stories in the Making of America//. Join Fulbeck in conversation with **Ken Tanabe**, founder of **Loving Day**, a global movement for a new holiday to celebrate the anniversary of //Loving v. Virginia//, the Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage in the United States. Loving Day fights racial prejudice through education and builds multicultural community. This event is co-sponsored by **MOCA** and is part of Target Free Thursday at MOCA.

Fifth Avenue @ 42nd Street NY, NY []
 * New York Public Library**

M,Th,F&Sa: 10am-6pm; T&W: 10am-8pm; Su: 1pm-5pm
 * __Hours__**
 * Closed:** Columbus, Veteran's, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day

Exhibition Openhouse for Educators
FREE RSVP: Jannarobin@nypl.org

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 4-6 pm
//S////tephen// //A. Schwarzman Building// Explore the Library's exhibition for a look at expected treasures and surprising artifacts from our collections which map the changing nature of the written word, reflect our social history and address the questions of why we collect and what is worth collecting and preserving. Enjoy some refreshments and hear from a guest scholar. Participants will receive materials for use in the classroom and find out how to bring students for the free school programs in the exhibit.

Progress and Patterns: Teaching 100 Years of NYC: A Workshop for Educators
FREE RSVP: Janna Robin Jannarobin@nypl.org

Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m
//Stephen A. Schwarzman Building// Delve deeply into the Library's collections to understand how primary sources narrate the story of the 20th century. Work with scholars to draw comparisons between movements/issues/events of the early 20th century with those of today.

[|www.rmanyc.org]
 * Rubin Museum of Art**
 * 150 West 17th Street**
 * New York, NY 10011**
 * 212.620.5000**

**Educator Open House**

 * FREE**

**Wednesday, 5 October 2011**
Educations of pre-K through high school students are invited to discover the art of the Himalayas and explore programs and resources for schools with the Rubin Museum of Art in their new state-of-the-art Education Center. Bring your fellow teachers and administrators to enjoy a free evening of tours, art making, conversations, and refreshments with the Rubin Museum and alignd cultural institutions, including China Institute, Korea Society, and Latse Library.

97 Orchard Street New York, NY []
 * The Lower East Side Tenement Museum**


 * PLEASE NOTE: We will be taking a field trip as a cohort to the Tenement Museum in the Spring**

__Hours__ 10am - 6pm Open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years day. Tour times vary. General Admission: Adults: $20 Students: $15 Members: Free
 * Exhibits**: The museum is housed in a tenement building on the Lower East Side, that is divided into several suites. Each suite is representative of an immigrant family(ies) that arrived and resided within each suite(apartment) sometime in the late 19th and/or early-mid 20th century. Their stories of their struggles, tribulations, traditions, hopes and dreams are conveyed in each.

November 8th, 2011 -- a FREE workshop for elementary school teachers! Explore immigration and develop historic understanding of its impact on New York City. During this workshop elementary school teachers investigate immigrant family life during the late 19th and early 20 century and gain strategies for meaningful history instruction in the classroom. Participants analyze primary sources documents, explore artifacts, and hear oral histories from the Ellis Island Collection designed to compliment classroom curricula. Date: November 8, 2011; 8:30am-3pm Fee: Free //This workshop is being offered in collaboration with the National Parks of New York Harbor and funded through the National Park Service’s History and Civics Program.// //The History and Civics funding was appropriated to establish a pilot program for the teaching of American history and civics in the National Parks.//

515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) @ 135th Street New York, NY []
 * The Shomburg Center for Research in Black Culture**

__Hours__ T,W,Th: 10am - 8pm; F&Sa: 10am - 6pm


 * Exhibits:**

[|Malcolm X: A Search for Truth]
Now until January 7, 2012 //Malcolm X: A Search for Truth// will provide the general public an opportunity to examine materials from the Malcolm X collection. The Malcolm X collection is unique in that it contains a wide range of speeches, sermons, radio broadcasts, diaries, correspondence, and other documents.

[|Romare Bearden: The Soul of Blackness/A Centennial Tribute]
Now until January 7, 2012 The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is pleased to present a centennial birthday tribute to world acclaimed artist and native son Romare Bearden.

**Kickoff To A Season On The Cutting Edge: An Evening at the Schomburg**

 * Engage in the Schomburg Experience:**

6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 * Free and Open to the Public**
 * Join guided tours of our exhibitions on **//Romare Bearden//** and //**Malcolm X**// with both rock star in-house talent and celebrity guests (including Jamie Hector, widely known for his role as Marlo Stanfield in //The Wire//)
 * Participate in live and virtual conversations with past and present Scholars-in-Residence in real time through social media
 * Meet our new director, Dr. Khalil Muhammad, who will also be reading from and signing copies of his latest book, //The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime and the Making of Modern America//

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 5 - 7 p.m.
In conjunction with the Schomburg Center's exhibition //[|Malcolm X: A Search for Truth]//, educators are invited to learn how to prepare their classes for visiting the exhibit, and to gain new strategies for teaching about Malcolm X with curricular connections to literacy, history, social studies, politics and more. FREE
 * Contact schomburged@nypl.org or 212-491-2234 for more info.**