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Classes from a multitude of disciplines and from universities and colleges across the Valley use the ASU Art Museum as part of their course work. Studio art classes have focused on working with artists in our Social Studies program; dance classes have created responses to the museum exhibitions for their final projects and performed them in the museum. Art history classes study our exhibitions and collections for various research projects and art education students create lesson plans based around objects in the collection. This is just a small sampling of the diverse ways our faculty use the ASU Art Museum to enrich their courses to benefit students in unique ways.

In Fall 2009, the museum offered a Museum Educators class, an introduction to museum education, practice and theory. See what students who completed the class had to say:

“This class was educational and I feel I can use everything that was taught in my future...This course was my favorite course I have taken at ASU.”

“Awesome class, Heather [Lineberry, interim director and senior curator] and Andrea [Feller, curator of education] are the most approachable instructors I have ever had. I felt very comfortable and the material was all very interesting!”

“Being committed to one artist and piece of artwork for the semester was a great way of letting us experience some of what happens for those who work in the museum. I will always use the information that I learned in this class in all of my museum experiences. This was a great introductory class to get a feel for museum education.”

We are a contemporary art museum that provides opportunities for students to see emerging artists and emergent art forms, participate in our artist-in-resident programs, hear artist lectures, research our collection and perform in our spaces. From internships to volunteer opportunities, there are many ways for students to be involved at the museum. We offer global perspectives on the world and forums for cross-disciplinary studies. Come and experience all the museum has to offer you.