Education Programs - Timken Museum of Art

Education
Programs
Ongoing programs
At the heart of our mission is our responsibility to be
an educational resource.
At the Timken Museum of Art, we believe that education
is the most significant contribution a museum can make
to its community. Visitors expect the museum experience
to enhance their knowledge, fostering curiosity and
aesthetic sensibility. The goal of our core programs is
to provide our visitors with access and interpretation
to art in an educational, cultural, and recreational way.
Our free admission policy opens the door to great
works of art for everyone.
The Timken’s art programs are a bridge — connecting
our visitors to the Museum’s world-class collection.
And there’s a bridge for every visitor, from first timers
to longtime friends, teachers, children, and students. For
50 years our hallmark has been innovative art programs,
which are stimulating, entertaining and educational.
All Timken Museum of Art Programs
are free of charge.
School Programs
School Tours
Students are exposed to works of
the great masters of European and
American art and Russian Icons
spanning 700 years. Interactive tours
given by docents for students from
kindergarten through college help
to spark their curiosity, develop new
ways for them to see and view art,
and expand critical thinking skills.
Free school tours that examine artists,
subjects, styles, and technique are
tailored to grade level.
Teacher Training
Our priceless collection
offers K-12 teachers
many ways to connect
students to art—and
our special curriculum
offers innovative ways
for teachers to integrate
art in all subject areas.
We provide free
workshops, including transportation to the Timken, for participants
and their students, as well as our Teacher’s Guide to the Collection
in English and Spanish, both on-line and print, to assist teachers in
integrating art into their classroom.
Outreach Español:
For Spanish Speaking
Students
Launched in 1996, this
bilingual program has given
more than 26,000 students
from Baja California an
opportunity to enjoy the gift
of art. With transportation
to and from Balboa Park, bilingual docent-guided tours, and cultural
activities, 1,500 students annually are initiated into the rewarding
world of art. Outreach Español takes place from September to July in
partnership with Mingei Museum, San Diego Museum of Man, Instituto de
Cultura de Baja California, and the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura.
Creative Choices: Juvenile
Hall Project
Creative Choices brings art and
creative expression to this at-risk
population, offering a healthy
approach to communicating their
thoughts, ideas, and feelings. In
partnership with court schools,
art is used to help youth express their thoughts and inspire them to
use creativity as a means for coping with life’s challenges.
ARTSonTOUR
This school outreach program
integrates art into schools in
low-income communities in San
Diego. Included in this program
are: An in-school exhibition of
reproductions of paintings from the Timken collection, a hands-on
teacher workshop, a classroom guide aligned with the Common Core
Standards and free field trips to the Timken for participating teachers
and their students.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
This multi-week Artist
in Residence program
integrates art into K-12
schools. The combination
of in-depth examination
of works in the museum’s
collection, in-class
discussions, and hands-on art making activities, allows students the
opportunity to learn, understand and appreciate art. Each residency
is designed to meet the specific need of each school. The Timken’s
professional teaching artist leads this sequential arts program and
facilitates the classroom sessions.
Teacher’s Guide to the Collection
This comprehensive Guide to the collection of art in the Timken
is in English & Spanish and both on-line and in hard copy. The
Guide assists teachers in preparing for their visit to the museum.
Arts Education Resource Organization (AERO)
San Diego
Together with other community arts organizations, the Timken
networks, advocates, supports and creates a culture of art education
for San Diego County public schools. We have earned the highest
Seal of Approval for our standards-based school programs.
Internships
Offered through an intensive 12-week
practicum for college-level students
who are pursuing careers in the arts,
art curation, and arts education.
Adults, Families and Visitors
with Special Needs
DOCENT tours
More than 43 trained docent
volunteers introduce visitors
to the Museum, the collection,
and special exhibitions.
Tours are provided in English,
Spanish, Russian, Filipino,
French, Dutch and German
with free tours throughout the week. Sign Language Interpreted
Tours are also provided for the deaf and hard of hearing community
by docents accompanied by sign language interpreters.
Creative
Engagement:
Program for
Combat Vets
A comprehensive art
expression program
for veterans receiving
treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder provides them with the opportunity to engage
with art as a creative outlet for expression. The program includes art
instruction to create art, an exhibition of their artwork in the community
and transportation to the Timken to increase their understanding and
connection to art’s role in the world.
Memories at the Museum:
Program for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease
This program, designed for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease,
is based on an award-winning program at New York’s Museum of
Modern Art (MoMA). It provides tailor-made docent-led tours and
discussions in the museum. The Timken works in partnership with
UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, the
San Diego Museum of Art, Mingei International Museum and the
Museum of Photographic Arts.
Docent Program
A museum is more than its
collection. At the Timken
Museum of Art, we understand
that we can add value to our
collection by maximizing the
talents and capacity of trained
volunteer docents. Every two
years we offer a 56-week docent-training program which builds our
docent base. Docents offer guidance, information, and education and
provide a focus for discussion and debate. Our docents help to inspire
future visits to the Timken as well as other museums.
Family Storytelling /
Family Days
Family Programs are integral
to our educational offerings.
They are a key to audience
development — a tool to
cultivate the next generation of arts patrons. This program, free-tofamilies, is held in the galleries on various Saturdays throughout
the year. Our storyteller, with more than 30 years of professional
storytelling experience, incorporates theatrical gestures to her
ageless and interactive tales. Storytelling for the whole family offers
new ways to look at art.
A CHILDREN’S GALLERY GUIDE
This guide, in both English and Spanish, features
coloring pages for our youngest visitors. A Children’s
Gallery Guide introduces our young audience to the
Museum and doubles for elementary students in
schools and children who visit the Timken with their family.
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETED TOURS
These special tours are led by docents and accompanied by sign
language interpreters. The 45-minute tours of the collection and
special exhibitions are for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
1500 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, California 92101
619.239.5548
timkenmuseum.org
On the cover:
John F. Peto, 1854-1907
In the Library, 1894-1900
Oil on canvas
76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in.)