The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College is a uniquely
interdisciplinary museum focusing largely on contemporary art. In addition to
originating significant traveling exhibitions featuring established artists
of our time, the museum also champions and publishes the work of emerging and
under-recognized artists from the last fifty years through its “Opener”
series and retrospective exhibitions.
Venturing outside contemporary art, the Tang plays a creative and catalytic
role in pedagogy and learning on campus through the use of objects and
exhibitions to explore topics in the natural sciences, humanities, and social
sciences. In calling itself a “teaching museum,” the Tang emphasizes its
roles as a laboratory and classroom over its additional functions as a
presentation venue and collection. The Tang staff works closely with Skidmore
faculty to co-curate exhibitions, organize events, and create assignments
that encourage exploration and discovery in the gallery and classroom.
Outside of the classroom, the Tang encourages student participation with the
museum through internships, work-study experiences and a Thursday night
events series organized and run by students.