The Birds of Pandemonium book tour, March 2018
Here is a list of objects used on the book tour for The Birds of Pandemonium by Michele Raffin
Tour Topics and Themes
The Submission, book tour September 2018
Here are the object lists for the public book tour of The Submission, by Amy Waldman, in September of 2018:
Water is Life and Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute
Here are the links to the recording of the training on October 18, 2018 on the programs Water Is Life and Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute:
Here are the handouts that accompanied the lecture:
Water is Life Document for Guides 2018
MOI at Mia tour guide program description.
TCMC-Water is Life-Student Journal_updated 2018
WiL Ed Guide_updated Aug 2018_20180821133606
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings book tour, July 2018
From your colleague Ginny Wheeler, a compilation of themes and objects for touring Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the book tour of July 2018:
Gentleman in Moscow book tour, June 2018
From your colleague Ginny Wheeler, a compilation of themes and objects used in the June 2018 book tours:
Math and Art Study Group Tour Outline
Here is a generous tour-related document developed by the Math and Art study group, led by David Fortney.
Underground Railroad book tour, October 2017
From Docent Ginny Wheeler, a compilation of objects used on the book tour of the Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead:
Homegoing book tour, April 2018
From Docent Ginny Wheeler, a compilation of objects used on the public book tour of Homegoing in April 2018:
September 2018 book tour, The Submission
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a summary of an article on the garden at the 9/11 Memorial:
“Today’s ArtDaily Newsletter had a great article about the new GARDEN at the 9/11 Memorial in NYC. I have included a Word Doc (only 2 pages long as opposed to the 5 page one) but it does include a photo.
Since The Submission (one of our Fall Books for tours) concerns this topic I thought we should have it available for the docents who get assigned for this tour.”
List of books on public book tours
This list was compiled by Docent Joy Yoshikawa. It contains all the books used on the public book tours from March 2011 to June 2018:
Jewelry Tour: Bejeweled, Bedazzled, Be-wear!
From your colleagues Lynn Brofman and Sue Hamburge, a tour focused on jewelry in Mia’s collections:
Discover Your Story (DYS) Training, March 22, 2018
Here are the videos from the Discover Your Story Training on March 22, 2018.
Here is the PPT from the morning session:
Here is a link to Maria Genne’s dance company:
Arts & The Mind, PBS documentary
Here is a video recommendation from our DYS speaker, Maria Genne:
You be the Curator! tour and participatory activity
From your colleague Josie Owens, an idea for a tour capped by a participatory activity connected to Native American Art.
Josie says, “If anyone wants to use my supplies, I am happy to share them. They are all laminated and very nice. I shared the tour idea and a photo of the curatorial decisions reached with Jill who loved it.”
Here are the instructions:
You Be the Curator tour and activity
And here is a photograph that shows how the final layout looked:
African American Artists with work in Mia’s Collection
From your colleague Bruce Robbins and librarian Meg Black, this is a document that lists African American artists who have works in Mia’s collection (not on loan objects). As we become aware of new additions, these can be added:
STEAM Tour Outlines and Training, 2017
Attached are the STEAM Tour outlines for each grade level:
The link for the training video is below:
Food Glorious Food tour
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a shared tour for the holiday season focused on food:
Tour: All that glitters is not gold
Your colleague Dick Ploetz, a member of the Legacy Study Group, is sharing a tour he developed for the McQuinn Silver Gallery featuring legacy gifts from the McQuinn and Bell families. Corresponding object files for the tour will be posted under Permanent Collection, Decorative Arts.
Water Is Life 2017 program materials
Water is Life document for guides (general program overview):
Water is Life Document for Guides 2017
Water is Life Guide (with changes marked for 2017):
Water is Life Student Journal:
TCMC-Water is Life-Student Journal_2017
Water is Life, other objects with water on the 3rd floor:
Cultural Encounters/Artistic Exchanges
Tour Objective: Learn how artistic production is influenced when two or more cultures meet and exchange ideas and aesthetic values. This tour can complement classroom studies in many different areas, such as geography, history, social studies, artistic expression, and art analysis and interpretation.