![]() ![]() It’s so rewarding when my returning visitors tell me they discover something new about the collections each time. ![]() Crafting and leading Highlights Tours for the public is an immense pleasure, and I love seeing the personal connections that visitors develop with the objects. I loved discussing works of art with my fellow guides and learning about audience engagement and visual literacy strategies together. When I heard that the Yale University Art Gallery offered students the chance to become Gallery Guides and create and lead their own tours for the public, I was so excited I applied for the job even before I moved into my dorm room! Once I began training in Fall 2017, our twice-weekly sessions quickly became the highlight of my week. Close looking also provides the opportunity to go beyond surface level interpretations to appreciate narratives and connections that might have escaped someone’s notice at first glance. There’s a misconception that analysing works of art is only for art historians or artists but in fact, visual analysis primarily requires curiosity and patience and teaches skills that are useful for everyone. I love diving into a canvas and imagining myself in the scene, learning to read the painting as though it is a chapter in a novel. NS: What do you enjoy about your job? Why did you seek it out?ĬG: I grew up visiting museums, looking closely at works of art and talking with my family about the narratives, emotions, landscapes, and minute details the artist depicted in the work. Glass began working as a Gallery Guide as a first year in Fall 2017 and has since created and led over 45 highlights tours for the public. Nyeda S., PC ’22, interviewed Chloé Glass, TD ’22, a History of Art major and Education Studies scholar with a Certificate of Advanced Language Study in French. Guides present four works of art connected by a theme through interactive, close-looking Highlights Tours for the public. The Gallery Guide program at the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) provides Yale undergraduates with the opportunity to learn to teach from objects in the museum’s robust collection and share their research with the public. ![]()
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