College Programs

College Visits

The Tang offers self-guided and docent-led tours for college groups during normal gallery hours. For group tours, please call 518-580-5532 or email skerr@skidmore.edu at least three weeks in advance.

Please include the following information in your email or voicemail:
• Group name (college and class title)
• Expected number of participants
• Faculty name, phone number, and email
• Preferred date and time for your tour
• Special needs your group might have

Work Opportunities

Internship and Workstudy experiences offer students opportunities to explore possible career options in museums. Although students are assigned to a specific department within the museum, the small size of the Tang staff allows for interaction and observation between students and all of the areas of the museum.

Internships
Each semester a number of college students from various disciplines work with museum staff at the Tang. Past internship projects have focused on creating lessons for our Destination:Exploration outreach program for schools and libraries, writing for the curatorial department, conducting research for collections, creating small exhibitions from collections, and assisting with museum conferences.

Workstudy
The Tang Museum employs Skidmore College students in various part-time positions including gallery monitors, curatorial aides, collections assistants, and museum store assistants.

For information on internship or workstudy opportunities, please contact the individual departments.

Collections and Printroom Use

Access to the collection is available by appointment. Please contact Elizabeth Karp, Museum Registrar & Collections Manager, either via email at ekarp@skidmore.edu or by phone at 518.580.5065. Advanced notice of at least ten weekdays is required to ensure that all requests for viewing can be accommodated.

Sketching

Sketching is allowed in the galleries with pencil only. Paper is limited to 16 x 20 inch hand held pads. We ask that you be respectful of other visitors in the gallery and not block pathways.