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Education at the Hofstra University Museum of Art
HU Museum of Art as Curricular Resource for HU Faculty
The Hofstra University Museum of Art can be utilized as a curricular resource for faculty through “out of the classroom” teaching in the galleries, museum staff-led class exhibition tours and discussions, or permanent collection object study. These sessions are tailored to the requirements of your course and its curriculum. The diverse permanent collection and changing exhibitions provide points of connection with a variety of disciplines and unique opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering diversity awareness. The Museum’s professional staff can join your class to consider topics such as developing observation and critical thinking skills using VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies) and demystifying looking at visual art. Art supports learning in a variety of subjects by providing an alternate lens for examination. The basis for these interdisciplinary discussions to support your curriculum can be either an exhibition or works of art from the permanent collection.
Permanent Collection: This collection contains more than 5,000 works of art and cultural artifacts dating from 1500 BCE to the 21st century. It includes major works of art by American and European modern era artists in painting, sculpture, photography, prints, and other works on paper, along with Asian, Melanesian, African, and pre-Columbian art. Approximately 1,600 works are available through the Museum’s online database.
Contact us with your ideas and we will work together to enhance the learning experience. We look forward to collaborating with you.
Contact Information:
Alexandra “Sasha” Giordano, Director
Alexandra.R.Giordano@hofstra.edu
Jackie Geis, Senior Assistant to the Director
Jackie.Geis@hofstra.edu
The Museum houses a collection of more than 5,000 objects that highlight ancient civilizations from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, and pre-Columbia to the modern. This rich resource offers unique opportunities to University faculty to engage their students in discussions about original works of art, the civilizations that produced them, and their role in the contemporary world, helping them to develop a more complex understanding of the forces that shaped the world in which they live. The diverse permanent collection and changing exhibitions provide points of connection with a variety of disciplines and unique opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering diversity awareness.
Join our growing list of disciplines that have utilized the Museum as a curricular resource through “out of the classroom” teaching in the galleries, Museum staff-led class tours of exhibitions, or permanent collection object study:
- Anthropology
- Art History
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Elementary Education
- Journalism
- Photography
- Poetry
- Psychology
- Religion
- Rhetoric
- Secondary Education
To prevent scheduling conflicts, faculty who plan to bring classes to the Museum should schedule their visits through the Education Department even if a tour guide is not required. To schedule a visit at the Hofstra University Museum of Art, please call 516-463-5672.
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Hofstra University School of Education students participate in a class meeting held in Emily Lowe Gallery.
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A student from the rhetoric class - Performing History - using an outdoor sculpture as inspiration for an oral presentation.