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.
American Museum of Natural History
81st Street and Central Park West
New York, NY 10024 www.amnh.org
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. Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052
718.638.5000 www.brooklynmuseum.org
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.
Professional Development
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.
Hours Closed Wednesdays; Thurs. 11am - 8pm; M,T,F,Sa,Su - 11am-5:45pm
Admission: Adults: $12 Students: $7.50 Exhibits: 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.
Professional Development (registration required) Ezra Jack Keats and The Snowy Day
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.
New York Photography
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. Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY www.madmuseum.org
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. Museum of the Chinese in America
215 Centre Street
NY, NY www.mocanyc.org
Hours:
Monday, 11am - 5pm;
Thursday, 11am - 9pm;
Friday, 11am - 5pm;
Saturday & Sunday, 10am - 5pm
General Admission: $7, Free on Thursdays Exhibit: With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America (Core Exhibit) 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.
The Hapa Project:
A multiracial identity art project
created by artist Kip Fulbeck
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.
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New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue @ 42nd Street
NY, NY http://www.nypl.org
Hours
M,Th,F&Sa: 10am-6pm; T&W: 10am-8pm; Su: 1pm-5pm Closed: Columbus, Veteran's, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
StephenA. 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.
For Teachers, Teaching and Learning:
Progress and Patterns: Teaching 100 Years of NYC: A Workshop for Educators
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. Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 212.620.5000 www.rmanyc.org
Professional Development Workshop
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.
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. The Shomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) @ 135th Street
New York, NY http://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg
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.
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:
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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
Professional Development Workshop
For Teachers, Teaching and Learning:
Teaching Malcolm X: Educators' Workshop
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.
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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Museums
American Museum of Natural History
81st Street and Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
www.amnh.org
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.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052
718.638.5000
www.brooklynmuseum.org
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.
Professional Development
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.
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue @ 92nd Street
New York, NY
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org
Hours
Closed Wednesdays; Thurs. 11am - 8pm; M,T,F,Sa,Su - 11am-5:45pm
Admission: Adults: $12 Students: $7.50
Exhibits:
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.
Professional Development (registration required)
Ezra Jack Keats and The Snowy Day
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.
New York Photography
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.
Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY
www.madmuseum.org
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.
Museum of the Chinese in America
215 Centre Street
NY, NY
www.mocanyc.org
Hours:
Monday, 11am - 5pm;
Thursday, 11am - 9pm;
Friday, 11am - 5pm;
Saturday & Sunday, 10am - 5pm
General Admission: $7, Free on Thursdays
Exhibit: With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America (Core Exhibit)
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.
The Hapa Project:
A multiracial identity art project
created by artist Kip Fulbeck
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.
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue @ 42nd Street
NY, NY
http://www.nypl.org
Hours
M,Th,F&Sa: 10am-6pm; T&W: 10am-8pm; Su: 1pm-5pm
Closed: Columbus, Veteran's, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
Professional Development Workshops
For Teachers, Teaching and Learning:
Exhibition Openhouse for Educators
FREE RSVP: Jannarobin@nypl.orgWednesday, October 12, 2011, 4-6 pm
Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingExplore 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.
For Teachers, Teaching and Learning:
Progress and Patterns: Teaching 100 Years of NYC: A Workshop for Educators
FREE RSVP: Janna Robin Jannarobin@nypl.orgTuesday, November 8, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m
Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingDelve 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.
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
212.620.5000
www.rmanyc.org
Professional Development Workshop
Educator Open House
FREEWednesday, 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 theRubin 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.
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum
97 Orchard Street
New York, NY
http://www.tenement.org
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.
The Shomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) @ 135th Street
New York, NY
http://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg
Hours
T,W,Th: 10am - 8pm; F&Sa: 10am - 6pm
Exhibits:
Malcolm X: A Search for Truth
Now until January 7, 2012Malcolm 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, 2012The 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:Wednesday, October 5, 2011
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Free and Open to the PublicProfessional Development Workshop
For Teachers, Teaching and Learning:
Teaching Malcolm X: Educators' Workshop
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.