Tour Topics and Themes


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.”

Design for 9-11 memorial from ArtDaily Newsletter 5-31-2018


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:


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.

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD


Concerning the Spiritual in Art

Tour Objective: See Christian saints, Jewish heroes, Muslim rulers, Buddhas and bodhisattvas, Daoist immortals, Greek and Roman deities, and African kings and deities. Explore the varied ways humans have used works of art to express their religious or spiritual beliefs in global cultures.

Concerning the Spiritual in Art