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Classes and Assignments

The galleries of the McClung Museum can become an extension of your classroom.

Hold class visits in collaboration with McClung Museum’s staff; gather with classes on your own, or arrange for your students to do independent assignments. You can even select collection items that are not on display through an object study request.

Plan for your Course

Academic Programs can support your class.

Work with us to…

  • Ensure a quiet gallery for a visit with your whole class. By scheduling in advance, we can help to avoid conflicts.
  • Have a museum staff member facilitate a tour or discussion. We can add a different context to your curriculum.
  • Find and request objects from our collections that are specifically for your class.
  • Learn how to use a specific exhibition for your class through our Faculty Teaching guides for temporary exhibitions and some permanent exhibitions.
  • Gain support for students. We can help students coming here on assignment find what they need and you can help us track attendance by telling us they are coming.

Please note that a request to reserve a gallery or have museum staff involved with your class should be made at least two weeks beforehand. Object study requests must be made at least four weeks in advance. Once a request is submitted, we will contact you for accommodations and planning. Submission does not imply that you are scheduled until your request is confirmed. Museum staff will not host a class in the absence of the instructor.

How do faculty members feel about using Academic Programs?

Students in a class at the McClung

“I am still tingling with energy from the epiphanies we achieved through our examination of material objects from McClung’s Geography Awareness Week exhibit on Civil Rights. I can’t believe we were able to make so many profound connections between psychology, art, history, geography, and sociology . . . the students could finally SEE how MEMORY, as maintained through objects, can function as a source of contagion . . . You more than helped me realize a pipe dream, you have revolutionized my approach to pedagogy.”

– Sally Seraphin, Psychology, Course: Motivation (PSYC320) and Honors General Psychology (PSYC117)