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Art Animals at the de Young Summer Art Camp

Posted by Eileen Lew Morris on August 17, 2012

It’s hard to believe that the last week of the de Young Summer Art Camp is already here. During this final week, the sixth floor studio turned into a zoo as guest blogger Alida Jekabson reports.

Goodbye summer camp

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Ancient Art Teachers Institute at the Legion of Honor

Posted by Emily Jennings on August 19, 2011

The Fine Arts Museums’ collection of antiquities has played a central role in the development of both the de Young and the Legion of Honor. This summer, we offered a teacher institute for sixth grade teachers to enrich their schools by using our ancient art collections in their curricula. This program, presented in partnership with the UC Berkeley History–Social Studies Project (UCBH-SSP), gave teachers the tools to teach students how to think like historians.

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A Day in the Life of the Museum Ambassadors

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 4, 2011

Last week you met the Museum Ambassadors, a highly motivated group of high school students trained to educate younger students about all things art. Today, we give you a sneak peek into the work that they do here at the Museums.

Weeks before we begin giving community tours, we memorize our scripts with our fellow ambassadors.

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Meet the Museum Ambassadors

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on July 29, 2011

If you visit the de Young and Legion of Honor this summer, you may be surprised see troupes of young children following teenagers around the galleries. Don’t be alarmed by these lively tours– they are being led by the extremely capable Museum Ambassadors!

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The Lod Mosaic as Muse for Berkeley High School Seniors!

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on June 23, 2011

Last week, the Legion of Honor received a special visit from Berkeley High School’s Latin class. This group of thirty-seven seniors took time out of the final, hectic days of high school to see Marvelous Menagerie: A Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel, which has served as their muse for the past several weeks.

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Will Work for Art: Clara Hatcher

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on June 17, 2011

"Will Work for Art" takes you behind the scenes to meet the people who make the Fine Arts Museums work. This week we feature a member of the frontline. Clara Hatcher works as the de Young receptionist and supports the visitor services and marketing departments. Originally from Ithaca, New York, Clara has been with the Museums for three years.

What do you do here at the Museums?

I assist with visitor services, marketing and education department projects. I help plan and implement the Friday night hands-on art table. And as the receptionist, I act as a general hub of information about the Museums.

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