Museum Associates Program
The new Museum Associates Program (MAP) offers Middlebury College students the opportunity to develop and lead programming in the areas of visitor services, interactive close-looking tours, and/or special events at the Middlebury College Museum of Art.
MAP Returns for Fall 2025
The Museum Associates Program (formerly known as the Museum Ambassadors Program) will return in a new form for the fall of 2025. Follow us @middartmuseum on your favorite social media platforms or join our Student Friends email list to be notified when the application process is launched.
Museum Associates provide valuable community service as they engage school, college, and adult audiences in dialogue about art from the Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions. They also contribute to projects that help make the Museum’s collections, exhibitions, and programs more accessible to all visitors.
Museum Associates attend weekly training sessions where they study and practice a variety of styles of museum education through object-based learning. Special emphasis is placed on peer-to-peer activities, but faculty members, museum professionals, and other experts may periodically visit these sessions to offer additional context. In addition, students gain useful skills and knowledge in areas that may include research, creative thinking, community building, public speaking, and public programming.
Through their insights and work contributions, Museum Associates are invaluable partners on the journey to making the Middlebury College Museum of Art more accessible, and welcoming to all audiences.