Education | Exploring with the Morgan

A School Program in the Arts and Humanities

Mission
The Morgan Library & Museum's school programs are anchored in teaching philosophies that define education as a way of building children's confidence as self-reliant seekers of knowledge and independent-minded creative thinkers.

Programs Overview
In a classroom setting, the K–12 curriculum in the sciences and humanities is rarely studied through direct observation of primary sources, such as Mesopotamian seals and tablets, medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, rare printed books, master drawings, and period architecture.

The Morgan's newly renovated architectural complex and world-renowned literary and art collections have much to contribute to K–12 social studies, visual arts, language arts, and a number of scientific disciplines. Exploring with the Morgan, the Morgan's school program in the arts and humanities, complements the school curriculum by engaging students in the direct observation of primary sources, such as Mesopotamian seals and tablets, medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, rare printed books, master drawings, and period architecture. It also offers a unique hands-on experience of rare objects from the collection and unusual art material. The program's focus on multiculturalism complies with New York State Standards–mandated Dimensions of Learning in the Social Studies and makes the Morgan learning experience culturally relevant to a vast number of students of non-Western backgrounds.

Major funding for school programs is provided by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. Additional funding is provided by the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund and by grants from the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation and MetLife Foundation.