The dubuque museum of art will assemble a team of museum staff, visual arts educators, and engagement experts to develop, test, and deploy a formal process for educational engagement for public-facing…

The Dubuque Museum of Art (DUMA) received a $149,958 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support DUMA in developing, testing, and deploying a formal process for educational engagement in their public-facing programs. Project activities include training museum staff, board, docents, and volunteers in visual literacy strategies and creating an in-depth set of classroom-ready educational engagement strategies and facilitation practices for gallery tours. As a result, DUMA will generate new training materials for onboarding museum staff and develop visual literacy curriculum to enhance the museum's educational programming and community engagement. The project will run from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2026.

The dubuque museum of art will assemble a team of museum staff, visual arts educators, and engagement experts to develop, test, and deploy a formal process for educational engagement for public-facing programs at the museum. Project staff will train with consultants in visual literacy strategies. The museum will create an in-depth set of strategies leveled for classroom use and facilitation practices for gallery tours at the museum. Museum staff, board, docents, and volunteers will receive educational engagement training. As a result of the project, the museum will create new training materials for onboarding a growing museum staff as well as visual literacy curriculum.