The Middlebury College Museum of Art welcomed second graders from the Mary Hogan School on a field trip, led by students in the Museum Associates Program (MAP), who have been mastering museum education through guided tours to local schools. With careful guidance from the MAP students, second graders discovered the wonders of the museum’s permanent collection, including a Sarcophagus of Hathor that’s over five feet tall.
Second graders from the Mary Hogan School explore the Middlebury College Museum of Art through art making. The museum has welcomed several school groups over the past few weeks, led by students in the Museum Associates Program, who have undergone a paid training program to become museum guides.
Students Kyra Dybas ’28 (left) and Sophie Maris ’26 lead a group of second graders in learning about the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s Sarcophagus of Hathor. Having completed the Museum Associates Program (MAP), Kyra and Sophie have been guiding local school groups all winter long.
Students Ila Shanley ’28 (left) and Greta Costello ’26 lead a group of second graders in learning about a door from Mali from the Middlebury College Museum of Art’s collection. Both Ila and Greta completed the Museum Associates Program (MAP), which has trained and prepared them to take on K–2 school groups.
