Profile: Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)

Now that we’ve discussed various modes and theories of engaging long-distance audiences, we’re going to take a look at how a few museums across the United States are engaging those audiences on a regular basis.  The Museum of Modern Art’s programming provides a good snapshot of how a major museum with a solid base of funding is able to reach out to remote audiences in multiple ways.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS

MOMA has a separate site that includes guides, lesson plans, and worksheets centered around various themes such as people, the environment, or everyday life to serve as resources for teachers around the nation. The site also includes Red Studio, developed in collaboration with high school students, to explore issues raised by teens about modern art.

 

ADULT PROGRAMS

For a fee, individuals from around the world can register for MOMA Courses Online, which range from self-guided surveys of the history of modern art to materials workshops that simulate what might be available on a regular basis onsite. 

OUTREACH

The museum offers free teleconference courses for individuals who are homebound, mailing reproduction notebooks to participants and participating in interactive discussions via telephone. 

EXHIBITIONS

MOMA regularly creates dedicated sites to correspond with each of its current exhibitions, allowing those unable to visit the museum to engage with the exhibit’s objects and themes from home. 

  The museum has also designed a unique program aimed at children ages 5-8 called Destination:Modern Art!, an online intergalactic journey to MoMA and MoMA PS1 with an alien creature!