Faculty
Here are some suggestions for how faculty may utilize the Museum for their research or as an extension of their classroom:
- Schedule a Class Session: schedule your regular class meeting in the Museum for a change of scenery.
- Book a Tour: have Museum staff lead your class on a tour to facilitate discussions about artworks and artists on display and/or about themes relevant to the class.
- Curate a Chest of Drawers: select a group of Museum objects related to your research or class to display in a chest—each chest has 10 drawers to accommodate a wide variety of two-dimensional objects like paintings, photographs, prints, and drawings.
- Perform Research on Collection Objects: examine Museum objects for your research in person or create a class assignment in which students do so.
- Curate an Exhibition: collaborate with Museum staff to produce an exhibition related to your research or class topics, including selecting objects for display, designing the gallery space, writing text materials, and creating public programs and lectures.
Faculty are also encouraged to consider the Museum for their own research, whether
it be through object research, guest curating, developing public programs for various
audiences, and more.
NEHMA encourages faculty utilizing experiential learning at the museum to consider
designating their course Community Engaged Learning. More information on Community Engaged Learning and the designation form can be found
at the CEL Program’s website.
2021-22 Faculty Course Fellowship Application
NEHMA will award up to four faculty/instructors fellowships to work with museum staff to select artworks from its permanent collection that support content and learning goals of their respective courses.
Each selected faculty member will receive up to $500 to support teaching objectives involving the museum. This may include supplies for a NEHMA-related student assignment, a reception and/or display of the students’ finished work at the museum.
Faculty will receive museum staff support to select artworks that will be placed on view in NEHMA’s Object Study Center for the selected semester (Fall 2021, Spring 2022 or both). For classes scheduled after Spring ‘22, faculty may be able to use other galleries in the museum for curation.
Please complete the application form and submit by September 30, 2021.
Academic Access to the NEHMA Collection
As an academic art museum, The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art offers faculty and
students special access to the Museum’s permanent collection.
Please submit your request two weeks in advance to ensure adequate staffing for class sessions and tours, one month in advance for chest of drawers and collection research, and one semester in advance for exhibitions.