Mississippi Museum of Art

The Mississippi Museum of Art will develop a paid student-guide initiative to position the museum as an accessible resource for teaching and learning. The project will engage students from four area colleges to learn and ultimately teach from the museum's collection, concentrating on providing more interactive and engaging experiences for underserved K-12 students visiting the museum. By raising the quality of guided visits for school children and teachers, the project will heighten awareness of the museum as a resource for teaching and learning. Expected outcomes include practical experience teaching and learning in a museum environment for college students, stronger and more meaningful ties between the museum and local schools, gaining new knowledge of the collections, and updated teaching methods for educators and curators.