Teaching & Research
The Museum’s academic curators, educators, and other staff collaborate with faculty, instructors, and academic departments across disciplines to develop strategies for object-based teaching and learning at the Museum based on the topic or theme of a course. The primary goals of the academic curators are to explore options for course content, curriculum development, and research. The academic curators also teach semester-long introductory and upper-level courses that draw substantially on the Museum’s collections and include a wide range of offerings both in the Department of Art & Archaeology and beyond.
A core element of the Museum’s academic engagement is the use of its six new object-study classrooms, where original works of art not on display in the galleries can be brought by appointment for interrogation by faculty and students. While the Museum makes its teaching and resources available to academic audiences on Princeton University’s campus and beyond, Princeton faculty in particular may wish to pursue the grants from the Museum’s Mellon Faculty Fund to develop new courses based on the Museum’s collections.
In addition, the Museum’s academic curators pursue educational initiatives, programs, and a myriad of innovative forms of engagement to promote research, learning, and creativity in the Museum.