Mission

The MAD Education Department facilitates multiple experiences and discussions about contemporary creativity. Embracing the possibilities of uncommon intersections, we create enriching, inspired, and welcoming experiences for our many constituents.

School Groups

A MAD educator leads a school tour in the galleries.

Standards-based workshops for students exploring 3-D art-making and current issues and events that provide opportunity for inquiry, discussion, creation and life-long learning

Title One: Arts Access

Free Museum tours and worskshops, made possible by the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès, with additional support from HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and The Keith Haring Foundation.

Resource Materials

K-12 lesson plans related to MAD's collection and exhibitions, art materials sources, bibliographies, glossaries, artist interviews, links to additional online resources and more

Teacher's PD

artist Béatrice Coron leads a workshop for teachers

Designed for K-12 educators in all subjects to discover creative ways of interpreting and presenting fundamental concepts using art and design as a bridge for comprehension.

Teen Programs @ MAD

MAD offers free workshops, classes and tours for teens, as well as an exciting paid summer internship.

Arts Reach

Arts Reach students work with MAD’s teaching artists to gain exposure to art & design through hands-on projects and museum visits.

Artslife

MAD offers a paid summer internship to New York City high school students, giving the students real work experience in the arts.

Summer Groups

Weekday workshops for camps and other K-12 groups

Partnerships

The Education Department at MAD builds bridges between the Museum, New York City and international community through mutually beneficial, sustainable partnerships.

Summer Art Camp

Week-long workshops provide students with extended time to create, explore and discover the material and processes involved in producing works of art

Teachers Committee

Teachers are an invaluable resource that help the Museum of Arts and Design to better serve our city’s school children and educators.

made possible by

The Museum of Arts and Design, in addition to major financial assistance from its Board of Trustees, receives operating funds from many dedicated supporters. Major support for the Museum’s exhibitions, educational and outreach programs, and general operations is provided by public funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency that grows and sustains a “Nation of Learners;” the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Commissioner Kate D. Levin, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the New York City Council; City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Councilmembers Gale A. Brewer, Jessica S. Lappin, and James G. Van Bramer, and the Manhattan Delegation of the Council; and Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer.

The Museum’s educational programs are made possible through the generosity of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Ongoing support is provided by the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Education and Outreach Programs. Additional support is provided by the Museum’s Board of Trustees and the Chazen Foundation; Chubb Insurance Group; The Glickenhaus Foundation; the William and Mildred Lasdon Foundation; The New York Community Trust; Newman’s Own Foundation; The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation; the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund; the Barbara and Donald Tober Foundation; private and anonymous donors; and the Museum’s corporate members MADlab: Arts Acces is made possible by the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, with additional support from the Keith Haring Foundation and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Programming in the Museum’s Open Studios is made possible in part by the Helena Rubinstein Foundation.