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The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is committed to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens and education. A permanent collection of nearly 5,000 works of art on a riverfront campus offers more than 95,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on the First Coast. Nationally recognized education programs serve adults and children of all abilities.

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Our New Meissen Family Guide

by , Museum Educator in Education, Exhibitions

Jun

06

If you are a child, a child at heart, or a family with young children, you will love The Royal Dish Family Guide that you can pick up in the Lovett Gallery.

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Camp Cummer 2011

by , Museum Educator in Education

May

16

We are anticipating another creative and fun summer at The Cummer for our campers. All of the educators are working on a dynamic curriculum that includes drawing, painting, clay, printmaking and collage. We are going to spend time in the galleries learning about…

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Kids say the darnedest things!

by , Museum Educator in Art, Education

Apr

04

The Cummer serves over 22,000 students and teachers every year through our school tours. We encourage students to ask questions and make observations during their museum experience. Every now and then, they say some of the darnedest things. I thought I’d share a few of their comments with you.

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Cummer Gardens through Children’s Eyes

by , Museum Educator in Education

Mar

28

During our recent Garden Week, Cummer children’s classes focused on photography in the garden. Enjoy some of their work in this post as well as photos I took of them in process.

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Happy Birthday, Augusta Savage!

by , Museum Educator in 50 Favorites, Artists, Education

Feb

28

One of our great African American female artists represented in The Cummer’s collection is Augusta Savage. You may have seen her work when visiting the current Cummer Legacy exhibit, but did you know that she is a native of northeast Florida?

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Photographic image transfer workshop with Anna Tomczak

by , Museum Educator in Artists, Education, Programming

Feb

21

The museum recently hosted a workshop with the talented photographer Anna Tomczak. Participants learned techniques for transferring their photographic images to various materials such as paper, fabric, wax and wood.

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