Dear All
As you may know, the Metropolitan Museum's New Uris Center for
Education will open on Tuesday, October 23. We are very excited
about this - we will once again have classrooms, art studios and an
Art Study Room where the Touch Collection will be housed and used
for handling workshops.
The opening event is an Open House throughout the day on the 23rd,
with various programs taking place in each new space. From
11.00-11.45 there will be a handling session using the Touch
Collection in its state-of-the-art new home, entitled "The Touch
Collection: Exploring Works of Art through Touch". This program is
designed for people who are blind or partially sighted, but anyone
can drop in to observe or take part in any of the various activities
happening that day. So there will be observers and drop-ins.
As someone who has participated in our programs and helped us out
with feedback on our programs for visitors with visual impairments,
we wondered if you might be interested in taking part in this
workshop at 11.00. It will give you a chance to acquaint - or
reacquaint - yourself with our Touch Collection, which includes over
100 works of art from across the Museum's collections, and also to
explore our wonderful new education spaces. Ines Powell and Pamela
Lawton will be leading the workshop.
So, if you are interested in attending, please let us know, either
by replying to this e-mail or calling (212) 879-5500 ext.3561. We
very much hope you can join us on the 23rd, as well as on later
dates for the usual workshops and tours.
Very best wishes
Rebecca, Deborah, Cathy and Marie
Access Coordination at the Met
Rebecca McGinnis
Access Coordinator
Associate Museum Educator
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
tel 212.650.2070
fax 212.570.3972
TTY 212.570.3828
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