Materials for Volunteer Docents :: The Dennos Museum Center

Materials for Volunteer Docents

Files are provided in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Generally, you should be able to just click on a file and have it appear on your computer (on a Mac you will need to download them); however, if you do not have MS Word or the free Adobe Acrobat reader, contact Diana Bolander with questions. Click here to go directly to Tours below.

Phone: 231.995.1029
E-mail: dbolander@nmc.edu

Benjamin Busch Links

Author Q&A: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2012/03/a_conversation_with_benjamin_b.html
At the Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/16/us-soldier-afghan-rampage-tears-at-our-national-soul-says-former-marine.html
Exhibition at the NiskArt Gallery: http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/departments/art/The_Art_in_War.html
VOICES Education Project: http://voiceseducation.org/category/tag/benjamin-busch
Interview with Lansing State Journal: http://youtu.be/w-3lP5RWLmQ
War Literature and the Arts Conference Interview: http://wlajournal.com/conference/

Harvey Gordon Links

Short article in the Grand Traverse Insider: http://www.morningstarpublishing.com/articles/2012/03/26/grand_traverse_insider/news/leelanau_area/doc4f70ba681c06b813680374.txt
Artist profile at the Glen Arbor Sun: http://glenarborsun.com/local-artist-profile-harvey-gordon/

General Information

Dennos Museum Center Volunteer Manual (PDF)
Dennos Museum Center Docent Handbook (PDF)
Docent Contact List (Fall 2011 version) (PDF)
Touring Procedures (Word) (PDF)

Meeting Documents

Top Touring Tips from Dennos Museum Center Docents (Word ) (PDF)
Art Institute of Chicago Videos
Museum of Inuit Art
Early Printmaking Presentation
Inuit Beginings Presenation

Forms

Tour Registration Form (Word) (PDF)
Pre-Visit Docent Tour Outline (PDF)
Tour Evaluation - Teacher (PDF)
Tour Evaluation - Group (PDF)
Tour Evaluation - Docent (PDF)
Volunteer Activity Report Instructions (Word) (PDF)

Tour Planning Documents

Tour Planning Worksheets (including blank tour outline and writing exercises) (Word) (PDF)
Multiple Intelligence Activities (Word) (PDF)

Inuit Cultural Tours Documents

Inuit Cultural Tours Docent Handbook (Word) (PDF)
Forms for Teachers (Word) (PDF)

Online Resources

Elements of Art on artsconnected: artsconnected.org/toolkit
Building a Visual Arts Lesson Plan from the Getty: getty.edu/education/teachers/building_lessons/guide.html
Walker Art Center Tours – walkerart.org/visit/tours (Highly Recommended)
Museum Educator Community – museum-ed.org
Harvard Project Zero Artful Thinking Project (TCAPS is involved with this project) – pz.harvard.edu/Research/ArtThink.htm
Visual Understanding in Art – vue.org
Americans with Disabilities Act – usdoj.gov/crt/ada
Arts Journal Website and Blogs – artsjournal.com
American Association of Museums – http://aam-us.org
Association of Midwest Museums – midwestmuseums.org
Michigan Museums Association – michiganmuseums.org

Eric Daigh Resources

Portraitist Eric Daigh presents a collection of works spanning his career to date. Claiming to be a photographer sometimes and a painter at others, Daigh is probably best placed in the category of mosaic. His works often include an arrangement of small pixels, most notably pushpins that form a larger picture.

Artists in the Museum Collection

Fun Stuff for Rainy/Snowy Days

Make your own Jackson Pollock painting – jacksonpollock.org
Mr. Picassohead – mrpicassohead.com
Walker Art Museum Visual Art blog – http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts
Readymech – http://readymech.com

Tours

Contact Diana at (231) 995-1029 or dbolander@nmc.edu to sign up. Thank you for all of your hard work!

Details	Docents Needed/Signed Up

HOURS:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm
Sun 1 - 5 pm
Thurs - Open until 8pm
Closed on major holidays

ADMISSION:
Adults $6 Children $4
Museum members free