{"id":149,"date":"2025-10-08T20:51:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/faculty\/?p=149"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:57:35","slug":"night-at-the-museum-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/faculty\/2025\/10\/08\/night-at-the-museum-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Night at the Museum Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Logistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>October 21, 2025<br>6:30pm<br>Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway<br>Buses provided from CSI and Queens College<br><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/natm\/\">Night at the Museum Site<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens at Night at the Museum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Night at the Museum is a <em>Common Event<\/em> designed for all Seminar 1 students. Transfer students who completed Seminar 1 in a summer session are also invited to attend. First year students are expected to attend. Faculty are encouraged to attend and to use the N@TM experience in class.<br><br>Upon arrival, students attend an introductory session in the 3rd floor auditorium. They hear from the Dean, Provost, and sometimes other speakers about the purpose and tasks for the night.<br><br>Students have access to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/american-art\">Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art<\/a><\/em> on the 5th floor. There, students complete two activities: one groups and one as individual reflection.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Praise for Toward Joy: New Frameworks for American Art | Brooklyn Museum\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m1HUv1cCCuQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The<strong> group activity<\/strong> is designed to elicit responses based on close looking and observing contexts for the artworks.  Groups choose one artwork and complete a series of questions. Students are discouraged from researching the artwork before they submit their responses; this exercise is to practice focusing on the art that is in in front of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do you see going on in this work of art? Is there a story depicted?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What different visual elements (ie: line, color, light, proportions, scale, composition, media type etc.) do you notice, and how do they help you make sense of the artwork?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does this object compare to other objects, stories, or ideas you already know about?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What choices do you think the museum made about the object\u2019s display?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The <strong>individual responses<\/strong> are focused on reflection and connection to the artworks. Students are able to select and respond to one these prompts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Where and how do you see yourself, your communities, and\/or New Yorkers in this museum?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare how this experience reinforced or challenged your previous ideas about museums. Would you encourage other Macaulay students to visit museums?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a piece of art you saw that invoked strong feelings for you. Describe the response you had and why. (Don\u2019t forget to include the title and artist.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What would you add that is missing or what would you like to see in the American art exhibit in the future?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How would you relate your current major or field of study to your experience at Night at the Museum? What connections can you see?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Responses are entered electronically and displayed in an online gallery that is immediately available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the TLC as well as 10 trained peer mentors will be stationed throughout the exhibit to engage students. The focus of the evening is to help students have a sense of belonging, agency, and connection within the space, not just to answer some prompts and leave!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research and Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>With thanks to Karen Shelby<\/em>, <a class='bp-suggestions-mention' href='https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/members\/shelby\/' rel='nofollow'>@shelby<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arthistoryteachingresources.org\/lessons\/visiting-the-museum-lesson-template\/\">Visiting the Museum Learning Resource<\/a> (faculty focus), Art History Learning Resources<br><a href=\"https:\/\/arthistoryteachingresources.org\/lessons\/how-to-visit-an-art-museum-a-guide-for-students\/\">How to Visit an Art Museum<\/a>\u2013a guide for students, Art History Learning Resources<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aam-us.org\/2014\/01\/01\/why-field-trips-matter\/\">Why Field Trips Matter<\/a>, Museum Magazine<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teaglefoundation.org\/How-We-Grant\/Project-Profile\/Profiles\/Teaching-and-Learning-with-Museum-Exhibitions\">Teaching and Learning with Museum Exhibitions<\/a>, Teagle Foundation<br><a href=\"https:\/\/smarthistory.org\/why-look-at-art\/\">Why Look at Art?<\/a> SmartHistory<br><a href=\"https:\/\/smarthistory.org\/why-art-history-doesnt-explain-art\/\">Why Art History Isn&#8217;t Like Math<\/a> SmartHistory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Class Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Share out reflection activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Re-vision\/Re-curate: <em>Towards Joy<\/em> is organized around a number of themes that draw together works across times, styles, and identities. What themes would students add? How else could the same objects be grouped?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student guides: why type of brochure or audio guide (or any other medium) would students develop for their peers visiting this exhibit? What would they include and why?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Let&#8217;s add more together!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Logistics October 21, 20256:30pmBrooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern ParkwayBuses provided from CSI and Queens CollegeNight at the Museum Site What happens at Night at the Museum? 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