Wednesday, April 07, 2010

TAM Docents: Tour that still needs covered on April 21 - HELP!!!

Hello Docents-

You know, sometimes I think you are ignoring me. I just need a docent to tour the Impressionism exhibition at 10:30 am. Can I get a taker?

Thank you!

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom
Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

TACOMA ART MUSEUM
T: 253.272.4258 x3030

 

 

 

From: Jana Wennstrom
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:10 AM
Subject: TAM Docents: Tour that still needs covered on April 21

 

Hello Docents-

I need a docent to cover the following tour:

 

Wednesday, April 21 starting at 10:30 am

School: UWT

Teacher Contact: Libi Sundermann

Number of Students: approx 30

Chaperones: 2

Grade: college

Please let me know if you can help out with this.

 

Jana Wennstrom

Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

F: 253.627.1898

JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TAM Docents: For the Christian Inclined...

Hello Christian Docents – or those that like to present Christian related themes in art-

I am looking for 1 or 2 docents who would be available on June 27 to offer tours of The Secret Language of Animals  with a twist. We are hoping to offer a tour that would discuss the animals in the exhibition from a biblical perspective for a select audience of interested participants. If this is a theme that is also of interest to you, please let me know. We are hoping to offer 3 tours that day from 1 – 1:45 pm; 2 – 2:45 pm; and 3 – 3:45 pm. There may be a Vietnamese interpreter joining you for these tours, though that has not yet been determined. We will also have some talking points prepared for you so that you do not need to try to decipher biblical references on your own. This should be an interesting opportunity to help us celebrate the end of a fun exhibition.

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom

Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

F: 253.627.1898

JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TAM Docents: Chihuly Tour needs Docent this Sunday, April 11 - HELP!!

Hello Docents-

I need someone to give a Chihuly Walking Tour this Sunday. Can you help me out? Please? Pretty please? Let me know.

 

Your tour is currently booked as follows:

Tour Type:                    Chihuly Walking Tour

Tour Contact:                Roslyn Scheer 407 729 5164

Organization:                 N/A

Date & Time:                 Sunday April 11. 2010, 12 noon

Guest Count:                  2

 

Thank you,

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom

Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

F: 253.627.1898

JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

TAM Docents: WSHM Basket Images

Hello Docents-

That sure was a fun tour at the History Museum today. Thanks to all of you that participated. One of our tour guides, Gwen, was so kind as to forward on some images of the baskets in the collection that have been attributed to inspiring Chihuly’s glass basket series. Those are attached above. I left Gwen’s email intact as I thought you might enjoy knowing that the History Museum volunteers have been talking up our Concise History exhibition since they came here for a tour last fall. Good job!

Enjoy,

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom
Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

TACOMA ART MUSEUM
T: 253.272.4258 x3030

 

 

Hi, Jana,

 

Thanks for reminding me!  I’m sending a couple along now.  I may have more but I’ll need to look in our files to see.  I think I actually still have some educational materials from that show—would you like a copy of those, if I do? 

 

The one image of the baskets all piled up that I’m sending may not be the exact room that Chihuly saw and I’m sure it was taken much earlier.  But it does give a sense of how early museum curators didn’t have the same sense of how to preserve objects that we do today.  (The basket room is FAR different now.) 

 

Again, thanks for bringing your docents over for a visit.  It’s really wonderful to have that opportunity to show others our facility and exhibits.  (I know, since ours visited TAM on their tour, they’ve really been talking up the NW Art show at the Info Desk.)

 

Gwen

 

Gwen Perkins

Education Specialist

WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM

1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

253.798.5927

WashingtonHistory.org 

columbia.WashingtonHistory.org/kids

 

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From: Jana Wennstrom [mailto:JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org]
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 12:29 PM
To: Gwen Perkins
Subject: Basket Images

 

Hello Gwen-

Thanks to you and Stephanie again for such a fun tour!

I wanted to take you up on your offer of sending some of the images of the original baskets that Chihuly used for inspiration in his basket series. I know that our docents would really appreciate that as a resource, as would I.

Best regards,

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom

Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

F: 253.627.1898

JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org