Faculty Resource: Study Gallery Object Requests

Contact Information

Name(Required)

First Last

Department(Required)

Email(Required)

Course Name(s) and/or Number(s)(Required)

Timing and Deadlines

Requests are reviewed on a rolling basis. Please submit by June 1 (Fall), Nov 1 (Winter), or Feb 1 (Short Term).

Requested Semester(Required)

Fall (deadline June 1)

Winter (deadline Nov 1)

Short term (deadline Feb 1)

Academic Year(Required)

Object Selection

Up to five works may be requested. Depending on the volume of requests, we might not be able to accommodate all requests. Please indicate your order of priority if requesting more than one artwork.

Object Details(Required)

*Not sure where to find this information? A link to our collections database can be found below this form!*

Artist Name

Object Title

Accession Number

Pedagogical Goal:

Briefly describe how these objects will support your curriculum (e.g., specific assignments, visual analysis, etc.).

Wall Labels

The museum will create a standard label with the following information: Artist, Title & Date, Medium, Credit line. Faculty may submit additional didactic text of up to 200 words/object label. The deadline for this information is 4 weeks prior to the start of the academic term the objects will be on view (e.g. the first week of August for the Fall Semester).

Label Text Options(Required)

A standard label is fine

I will submit additional label text

Technical Notes

Special Requirements(Required)

Do you have specific needs for the displace of the objects? e.g., Does the class need to see the back of the object? Do you require specific groupings?

Yes

If yes, please describe below:(Required)

Object Display Type(Required)

Wall-mounted

Vitrine/Case Needed

I’m not sure, I’d like assistance

Need Help?

If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity but require assistance from our staff, please email us at museum@bates.edu.

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Museum of Art

Faculty Resource: Study Gallery Object Request Form

Contact Information

Timing and Deadlines

Object Selection

Wall Labels

Technical Notes

Need Help?

Looking for Object Details? Search our* collection database!*

Faculty Resource: Study Gallery Object Request Form

Contact Information

Timing and Deadlines

Object Selection

Wall Labels

Technical Notes

Need Help?

*Looking for Object Details? Search our collection database!*

Looking for Object Details? Search our* collection database!*