A new kind of gallery space at the museum, known as a study gallery, is now open to University of Georgia faculty who want to pull works from the museum’s collection as a teaching tool for their students.
Each semester, faculty members will be able to select works that they want to display for their classes to study throughout the semester, with space in the gallery set aside for each of them.
Callan Steinmann, the museum’s head of education and curator of academic and public programs said, “Some may use the Study Gallery installations to illustrate general themes of their class; others may use the works as source material for specific class projects or assignments.”
The museum’s Shannon and Peter Candler Collection Study Room lets faculty request works for viewing during a single class period, but the study gallery makes these objects available throughout the semester for more in-depth learning.
“We’re thrilled that the study gallery will offer students and faculty from diverse departments across campus the opportunity to dig deep into our collection to help advance learning through the study of original works of art,” said Dr. David Odo, the museum’s director. “As a bonus, the study gallery is open to all visitors, so we can all study along with UGA students as they learn from our collections.”
Alexis Gorby, associate curator of academic and campus engagement, points out that students can bring friends to show them what they are studying, and visitors can gain insight into what’s happening in UGA classrooms.