Through numerous programs and resources, the MMFA strives to increase art awareness and appreciation by providing engaging student tours, user-friendly resources, online educational resources, hands-on workshops and teacher in-services that demonstrate ways to integrate museum resources into classroom curricula. Through these programs, we encourage visitors, educators, and students to become lifelong museum learners.
The Museum strives to create programs to complement school curricula as well as to support the recently established Alabama Arts Education Course of Study. Tours related to science, math, history, and language are available by request. Other programs, such as the Advanced Placement Art History course (offered at the Museum for area high school juniors and seniors) are in-depth and long-term explorations of art.
The education department offers two to four teacher workshops each year related to specific exhibitions. The Museum loans schools resources such as art videos slide sets, and the Traveling Touchable Art Suitcase of original works of art.
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ARTWORKS Corridor Exhibitions
The corridor leading to the ARTWORKS interactive galleries features art work created by students from Montgomery and the surrounding areas. The ARTWORKS Corridor exhibitions change every 2 or 3 months, and correlate with temporary exhibitions in the main Museum galleries. The art work is selected by a committee of Museum curators and artists from the community.
Detailed guidelines and entry forms are available by request.Call Donna Pickens at 334.240.4363 or e-mail dpickens@mmfa.org for more information. Entries on paper may be matted or
mounted. Art work that is NOT matted will be displayed in the Museum’s plexiglass frames. Works on canvas should have the sides of the canvas painted or be framed.
Advanced Placement Art History
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts offers an Advanced Placement art history course to area high school students. The Museum is an ideal setting to explore and interpret art across the ages. The yearlong class is the equivalent of an introductory art history survey at the university level. Students develop analytical skills in discussing and writing about art created in a variety of world cultures. The course considers both how objects were made and the historical context in which styles emerged. Students have the advantage of being able to interact with the Museum’s collection and exhibitions and observe the display and conservation of fine art objects. For more information contact Alice Novak, Assistant Curator of Education by email anovak@mmfa.org or 334.240.4362.
Download an application to the AP Art History Course
Internships
Internships will provide the high school or college student with an introduction to standard Museum practice and provide hands-on experience in Museum work. By the end of the term, the intern will be fully familiar with the professional functions within the Museum setting. For more information contact Jennifer Beradino, Curator of Education by email jberadino@mmfa.org or 334.240.4361.
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