Education
MGMoA Mission:
Believing that art is for everyone, the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art enriches individual lives and enhances the entire community by empowering diverse patrons to engage with works of art from many cultures and time periods.
MGMoA Education:
Father Gregory Gerrer, the founder of the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, began his collection in the early 1900's with pedagogical intent. Unlike most museums, which often begin with the personal collection of someone wealthy or have a limited focus, the MGMoA was created for the purpose of educating Oklahomans and every item in the collection was selected for its ability to reveal something about the world. Thus, in keeping with Father Gerrer's original vision, it is the goal of the MGMoA education department to develop and execute programs and media employing the museum's collections to enable a diverse audience to learn about art, with art, and through art.
Education Contact:
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Discover the exciting education activities happening at the MGMoA (PDF file/grayscale). Subscribe to receive this quarterly newsletter via e-mail by sending your request to dlmerkt@mgmoa.org.
Scholarships Now Available to Public Schools!
Due to the generosity of the Inasmuch Foundation and other donors, school groups participating in the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art’s Start with Art, PASSing with the MGMoA, and other school programs (including guided tours) will receive a scholarship for their admission costs and reimbursement for their bus transportation costs.
The scholarship of up to $250 may be used to cover admission and/or busing costs.
Any and all public schools are eligible for the scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded on a first come first served basis. For additional information, please download the scholarship packet (PDF file).
Questions should be directed to Donna Merkt, Curator of Education, at 405-878-5605 or dlmerkt@mgmoa.org
