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Show THE MUSEUM'S PURPOSE4ND SERVICES ..·.,,· The Museum of Fine Arts serves two major publics: the students and faculty of ,, . · the University community and the diverse population of the . city and state. The Museum offer~ many education services, making it a gemiin~ resource to the community and state. These services are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Washins~n, D.C., the Utah Endowment for the Humanities, the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake Council for }~·.:_.:~_tile_Arts, and _priv~te individuals through ~~ dc~:~1~jf ociety of Museum :.:::'· · The imp<)rtant ·public services of the .. . ~,:-.:Museum's Depattment of Educatiop, ~J~t'utJd~r ~t~ _cu.r;a!_~r,,~ ~ Day, are: Road. A series · of 15 to 20 travelling exhibits from the collections of the. Museum are available, free of charge, to other university galleries, churches, libraries, schools, arts councils, and other organizations. The MUSEUM ON THE ROAD exhibits have been seen . :,- .in over 115 sites in the state and 12 sites ..;~ :~~p~~t?~, i~cl~1i?g new engagements ·/ ~~~{Jni&e_r$#y~tJorthero lpwa .A rt ;\;~ :{i~ller{:.arid Eastefo-Montana College in · ·· ~{Billing;. Each exhibit is accompanied by ... educational background material. I Teacher Resource Center. A ;;._~ _:::; ne": .pr~gram, the Teacher Resource Cenr~f,:?;:termakes 'available to teachers 100 ob!Z~"t,ecis :_from·, the Museum's collection for ".'"::'";~{f iife·tn the classroom. The objects available :",",:~ ~Jj'r(dfode prints,, drawings, p~intings: sculp-. · res textiles and ceramics, which are ·;.,,,.n;d on a short-term basis. -,: .'--::·, Museuiri''on :Hie :ff} . The Teacher Resource Center program will offer a summer course to help teachers develop the curriculum materials and techniques necessary for utilization of these resources in the classroom. Museum Experience For Senior Citizens. A new program of tours, lectures, and receptions for Senior Citizens has been organized with partial funding by the Salt Lake Arts Council and the cooperation of the Utah Division of Aging. Free bus service is provided to senior citizen homes, recreation centers, and apartment complexes to bring people to the Museum every second Monday evening of the month. In addition, slide lectures on the Museum's collections are given in nursing homes by the Museum staff, after which handicapped seniors are brought to the Museum by ambucar. Docent Training Course. A docent training program has been designed in cooperation with the Divi_sion of Continuing Education. Thirty voluriteers are currently enrolled in this University credit . art history offering, m_ost of whom assist Museum staff with tours of sc:tiool children and adults in the near future. will-:~ :_ Public Information. The Curator of Education gives many talks to a wide range of meetings in the community: PTA groups, social and ed_ucational groups, continuing adult education classes, and many church organizations. These talks include art history discussions s·u pport~ ~--_by slides of the Museum and its coll~ctions. Annually, the Museum staff guit s over 8,000 school children through ~1:e Museum's galleries and special temporary exhibits. |
