A day in the life of museum managers

Site Visits

Prior to each of our site visits, please become familiar with the history of each foundation and the collections we will be introduced to. Please prepare two questions to ask. The Everson Museum of Art Stone Quarry Hill Art Park The Stickley Museum National Abolitionist Hall of Fame & Museum The Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation The Hubbard Collection - Cazenovia Public Library Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology The Sam & Adele Golden Gallery

Project #1:7 Response: Herb & Dorothy Vogel Documentary

Response #1:7 Following watching the acclaimed documentary on the Vogel's and their collection of Contemporary Art, create a response that is structured around the following : 1. Highlight four items in the film that speaks about their collection thoroughly, and... 2. Compare and contrast to the collections we have seen at both The Joslyn Gage Foundation, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, The Hubbard Collection and Light Work. One comparative analysis of each, minimum. Student Responses: Recently in class, we learned that you don't have to be an arts organization to have an impressive art collection. Dorothy and Herb Vogel were once the largest art collectors of New York City. They started out as "wannabe artist" and ended up deciding that collecting was more for them. They have some really amazing work in their collection. Most of their collection is conceptual or minimalistic art. However, there are a few others, such as pop ar...

Museum as Medium Binder Repository

Student responsibilities & expectations Students need to keep up with excellent note taking skills in their Museum as Medium Binders. This includes complete with notes from lecture, from our site-visits, student research, essay notes, etc, and will include all written responses and on-site take-aways, website materials, etc. Binders will be collected for grading at Midterm and in the final week of classes. It is the student’s responsibility to be prepared with all assignments in a thoughtful and fully engaged manner. Students need to be wary of time management concerns and restraints of the term. Site Visits Include T he Hubbard Collection at the Cazenovia Public Library https://www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org/museum-gallery/museum/collection-description/ Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY https://sqhap.org The Matilda Josyln Gage Foundation, Fayetteville, NY htt...

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