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View Related PagesArt Hours, Glassblowing Demos Resume
Posted on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012After a month of closure to install new furnaces, the Glass Pavilion Hot Shops have re-opened with the full schedule of daily glassblowing demonstrations (free) and Art Hours glass-making classes ($15 members/$30 nonmembers). This month’s Art Hours feature glass hearts and Mardi Gras beads. Call 419-254-5771 ext. 7448 for tickets.
Docent Applications Now Being Accepted
Posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012TMA is seeking dedicated volunteers for its next class of art docents. If you missed the January 19 & 20 information sessions, information packets can still be picked up at the Main Museum Information Desk and Plough Entrance starting January 24. Applications—also available on the TMA website—are due by February 17. Call Lynn Duty or [...]
Art Docent Class Now Enrolling
Posted on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012TMA is looking for dedicated volunteers to help bring its collection and exhibitions to life! A new Docent class will begin in 2012. Participants will attend classroom and gallery training sessions to become familiar with the TMA collection and how visitors interact with the art. To learn more, attend one of two free informational sessions [...]
New Art Docent Class Forming
Posted on Monday, December 19th, 2011The Toledo Museum of Art will soon be recruiting and training for its next class of art Docents. Interviews will be held during spring 2012, and training will begin in the fall. To learn more, attend one of two free information sessions held in the Museum’s Little Theater: Thursday, Jan. 19 from noon to 1:30 [...]
January 2012 Programs at TMA
Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011The Toledo Museum of Art releases its January 2012 public programming. January 2012 Programs.
New Winetasting Series Debuts in 2012
Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011The Toledo Museum of Art’s popular wine tasting series has been enhanced for 2012 with the addition of free, Docent-led tours of objects in the collection that expand upon the theme of the tastings. For example, the first tasting in the series features wine by women winemakers, and the theme of the related tour is [...]
50th Anniversary of Studio Glass Movement
Posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011The American Studio Glass Movement that emerged from two experimental glass workshops at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) in 1962 has transformed the art world by making glass a popular and respected artistic medium. The Museum will celebrate the 50th anniversary of this historic moment with an array of activities, which include a major [...]
Enjoy ‘The Great Art Escape’ this Holiday Season
Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011Are you looking for something to do with family and friends between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays? Why not visit the Toledo Museum of Art and take part in The Great Art Escape, five days (Dec. 27–Dec. 31) full of arts activities for those of all ages. Each day of The Great Art Escape [...]
Apply now for Palmer Scholarship
Posted on Thursday, December 1st, 2011Students of art are encouraged to apply now for the Palmer Scholarship awarded annually by the Toledo Museum of Art. The application deadline for this art travel award is February 25, 2013. The Palmer Scholarship provides funding for travel for an individual(s) to pursue a course of study in an art-related field. The award recipient(s) [...]
Tours Galore!
Posted on Monday, November 21st, 2011Join us for FREE docent-led tours: Small Worlds exhibition: 11/25 & 12/2 at 6:30 & 7 pm (and) 11/26 and 12/3 at 2 pm. Family Time Tour: 11/27 & 12/4 at 2 pm. Museum Masterpieces: 11/27 & 12/4 at 3 pm. Meet Me at TMA: Medieval Tapestries: 12/3 at 1:30 pm (Alzheimer’s Assoc.)