Six times during the school year, a group of teachers meet at Joslyn to study an artist and their artwork to create a lesson plan for Thursdays for Teachers (T4T). Who are these wonderful educators responsible for collaborating with Museum staff to create the curriculum? They are our Mentor…
In museum circles there’s much buzz over Ellen Gamermanʼs recent Wall Street Journal article, “Docents Gone Wild.” In her cautionary piece, Gamerman describes the occasional rogue docent whose performance in the galleries does not measure up to museum expectations—the greying, privileged volunteer who strays off script, misstates facts, or…
I just slid past my 10 month anniversary of working here at Joslyn Art Museum under the title Interactive Media Coordinator. Apart from being asked which corner of the Earth I originate (it’s NOT Australia), by far the most common question I receive after introducing myself and my job…
It’s Monday at Joslyn Art Museum. The big brass doors are closed to the public, the galleries locked tight, and the paintings allowed to ‘rest’ in dark away from eager school children, pointing fingers, and noses occasionally pressed too close for the comfort of our protection officers. Mondays are…