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The Johnson Museum holds more than 40,000 works in its collection from around the world.

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Check out what’s on view this season at the Museum and look back through our history.

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Class Sessions at the Johnson Museum

Class Sessions at
the Johnson Museum

Museum Class Sessions for University Courses
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Best practices for planning your class session

Whether you’re looking to reinforce skills, contribute to class content, take a break from the classroom, or all of the above, determining clear goals and outcomes for a class session is essential. What do you want your students to know, experience, and produce by the end of their session at the Johnson? Answering this question will help us guide you to meaningful ways to teach with art during your class session and will inform the selection of artworks to study.

To this end, we believe it is also important to create a strong connection between your class session and the rest of your syllabus. Enjoyable and effective class sessions, including casual ones, feature a thoughtful link between what is happening in the classroom and the collections and learning opportunities that the Johnson has to offer. Instructors are in a prime position to understand and define this relationship, and the Museum encourages active participation in planning and executing class sessions.

Advise students to bring pencils, and that backpacks, food, and beverages are not allowed in the galleries. Students can leave bags and other items in the Museum’s lobby during the class session. The use of pencils helps to protect the artworks on display.

Jeanne Moseley, associate professor of practice in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health in the College of Veterinary Medicine, works with the Museum on annual study gallery sessions highlighting the work of photographer/activist Brian Weil and HIV/AIDS education posters in our collection:

Video courtesy of the Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation

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