Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-21-1975 The BG News April 21, 1975 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News April 21, 1975" (1975). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3099. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3099 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. ^ 1 THeBGnews Monday,by, April 21,197S n.up St/Numb*. 106 JL close Vtkimt Toledo Art Museum- more than just exhibits •BBBL^^™^^''^^* * -*• i i il • f ~ ...-■ . - - taf. a/Tha IO Nmra. MMMloy, April 21, 197S Education-art museum's main goal since 1901 By Pete Eoglebart believes the museum has never really learned to program is that there is no SUM Writer enough variety to interest appreciate. cost involved other than for everyone. materials needed in studio For most people, art "Everyone has their own "WE FEEL THE days of classes museums conjure up images definition of art. and our the hobbyist are gone." he "We're trying to of stale exhibits in a cold. courses certainly are not said. "The people who come encourage children to be drafty building isolated about to try and change here are taking their leisure open to their own from toe world around it those personal definitions," time seriously and they expressiveness by providing That is not the case, Gunther said "We just want want to be offered an atmosphere where young however, at the Toledo to offer an atmosphere something that is culturally people with common Museum of Art, where where the study of art can stimulating " interests can come together interaction with and be pursued." About 400 adults are and be exposed to a wide education of the community The museum is supported enrolled in the program, a range of art," Gunther said. are just as important as art by the membership of about figure that Gunther displays. 7.000 area residents and emphasizes is dominated by GUNTHER DID point out. The museum, located on through bequests. no one demographic group however, that the museum's Monroe Street, offers Gunther explained the Though Gunther feels the curricula do differ from services ranging from adult courses are roughly divided adult program is successful courses taught at art learning programs to into two categories--the art in its own right, the most academics and professional Saturday morning grade appreciation and history well-attended of the schools in that no emphasis school sessions; from music courses and the actual art museum's programs are the is put on achievement classes and concerts in the classes held in the studios. Saturday morning sessions Gu other's philosophy is to museum auditorium and "The art appreciation and for school children in grades stimulate an interest in art. peristyle to glass-blowing history courses help a one through eight In order to do that, he classes in an adjacent person define his interpre- Attended by nearly 1.800 explained, many of the building. tation of art. while the pupils each Saturday. classes are held in the In addition, the museum studio classes let people Gunther explained that the museum's galleries where offers courses to student express their potentials.' program differs from the the children can be The Toledo Museum of from the University of Gunther said. educational programs at surrounded by creativity. Art haute* 43 galle- Toledo and an art library "The interesting thing other museums which are While the Saturday ries in addition to an that contains more than about art is the process in only open to children of morning sessions are not auditorium, class- 30.000 books and 40,000 which you are totally museum members. Another affiliated with the Toledo rooms and a library. slide*. responsible for it. and then unusual characteristic of the school system, the museum Since the museum was when you're done you can program that distinguishes does offer various tours that Museum officials, founded by Edward say, 'I did that myself'." he it from the museum's adult • To pog«3 above, examine an Drummond Libbey in 1901 said. artifact that th* mu- education has been its main Gunther said the adult seum ha* recently ac- objective, according to programs are aimed at quired. Assistant Director Charles encouraging people to Newsphotos by Dan Feicht F. Gunther become interested ID Gunther, who handles something they may have educational programs. known about before but Monday. April 21 1975. The BG News/Page 3 A docent (tour guide) thews members of a local grade school clou around (ho Tolodo Muiwm of Art. Each yoar ovor 70,000 visitors four the muMvm, nearly 30,000 of the»e are school childron. We're teaching visual education' • From page 2 have a different focus than a zation, the number of tours speak of, and because of it internal decisions are made museum, each of the attract school-sponsored classroom teacher can use has decreased during the we are obviously missing a by our trustees " institute's six chief curators field trips from all over She can only talk about last two years Seirmarco chance to get aid from the On the other hand, the does extensive conservation northwestern Ohio works of art; we can show said the high cost of gasoline people who are using the absence of any govern- work. Headed by Louise them." for school buses is one facility", Mandle said mental funding does present This time-consuming Seirmarco. supervisor of the Seirmarco explained that reason for the decline. a hinderance in financing process starts in a curator's nailery tour program, the the key to each tour is Roger Mandle. associate While this makes it the daily operation of the "labratory," the museum gives tours to over effectiveness of the tour director of the museum, difficult to operate an insti- museum. conservation room, where 70.000 visitors annually, of guides. The museum has 50 agrees that the present tution the size of the the curator attempts to which about 30.000 are of these volunteer guides, a economic conditions have museum. Mandle "WE'RE TRYING to be reconstruct damaged school schildren figure large enough to allow made it difficult for a sometimes considers the cautious and conservative articles. "We're teaching visual the institution to give tours private institution like the lack of tax monies a without cutting our Mandle explained that in education that's not taught specifically designed for the museum to stay within its blessing. pm rams." he said. each conservation process in the public education needs of any group. $1.5 million annual budget. "We don't have to answer ' We do get some special the curator must use system.'' Seirmarco said. DESPITE THE "We don't get any city, to any political bodies," funds for some of the solvents or glues that have "Because of this we can preparation and speciali- state or federal funding to Mandle said. "All of our projects and exhibits, but known antidotes. Knowledge most of our monies come of an antidote enables other from private endowments curators to dismantle a and membership fees. From work of art in the future if these we run the entire they disagree with a museum." he said. previous curator's The operation of the judgement. In turn, the next museum is no small task In curator implements his fact, caring for 43 galleries, ideas of how the piece an auditorium, movie should look. theatre, peristyle, cafeteria, Before a curator can work class rooms, library, on a piece of art. however, it separate glass crafts must be purchased, and this building and various behind is the facet of the museum's the scenes departments operation which Mandle demands the attention of 135 feels the citizens of Toledo staff members. have shown their But despite the money appreciation of the problems of the institution. museum's contribution to the attendance of 300,000 the community. visitors last year is a reassuring testimony of the FOR MANY years after museum's successful his death in 1926, Edward operation. Libbey's estate provided for IN ADDITION to the work 85 per cent of the exhibited in the galleries, acquisitions. Today the another 150 paintings are Libbey monies sponsor 19 hung on large moving panels per cent of the purchases of in a basement storage vault new works of art with the where they are kept until the rest of the funds coming right exhibit or frame is through donations found. Public funding come to the In order to keep track of museum in two forms -as the large volume of art that general or unrestricted makes up the museum's endowments The general collections, an elaborate endowments are used for the identification system is operating expenses of the employed in which every museum, while the piece of art is photographed restricted monies go for Students work on projects in a classroom in the museum, which has programs and recorded such things as the refur- ranging from adult art classes to looming programs for grade school childron Mandle also explained bishment of galleries, and students from Tolodo University that while no painting acquiring new works and restoration is done at the setting up art scholarships. Page 4/Th* MS Ntwi, Monday, April 21. 1975 Budget committee transfers funds By ROM Home during the upcoming aca- was no action taken on the Peoples Association.