A portion of the museum's general operating funds for this fiscal year has been provided through grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Williams College Museum of Art to Host Open House for Local Teachers and School Administrators
September 17, 3:30 p.m. at WCMA

Area teachers and school administrators are invited to WCMA's annual open house on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at 3:30 p.m. This open house is an opportunity to learn more about the museum's award winning programs for school children, special after-school events, and workshops for teachers, as well as to reconnect with old friends and colleagues.

Barbara Robertson, WCMA’s Director of Education, will speak about the fall tours entitled “WCMA in 3-Dimensions” and “Something About Space.” Both tours are part of the new program of “Do-It-Yourself” visits. Teachers will also get a preview of the spring semester’s guided tours entitled “Spirit of Tibet” and “Great Tibetan Trek,” which will begin in March 2003. In addition, Williams College student Museum Associates will be on hand to discuss a few of WCMA's fall exhibitions, and sample classroom materials, activity baskets, and curriculum will be displayed. Light refreshments will be served.

All of WCMA’s educational tours and programs are free. In addition, the museum is able to defray the cost of schools’ busing expenses for most museum visits. For information about the open house or other programs offered by the education department, call 413.597.2038.

The Williams College Museum of Art’s exhibition Prelude to a Nightmare: Art, Politics, and Hitler’s Early Years in Vienna 1906-1913, continues through October 27. Programming for Prelude to a Nightmare includes the symposium “Staging the Third Reich: A Symposium on Art as Politics” on October 3-5.

A portion of the museum’s general operating funds for this fiscal year has been provided through grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership, and a lifetime of learning, and from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

The Williams College Museum of Art is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free and the museum is wheelchair accessible.

Contact: Jonathan Cannon, Public Relations Coordinator
413.597.3178; WCMA@williams.edu