For Faculty

Reserving Space

The Carson Teaching Gallery, named for Shirley M. Carson (Class of 1934), is a mediated space available to faculty and students for semester classes, single class visits, or individual viewing appointments. Selections from over 20,000 original works of art and artifacts from the Art Museum and the Skinner Museum can be displayed temporarily for class use.

We encourage visits to take place during weekday museum hours (Tuesday-Friday, 11-5). With advance notice, visits may be scheduled at other times. Contact Ellen Alvord, coordinator of academic affairs at 413.538.2245 to schedule a visit. Please include your name and contact information, the course title, the requested date and time of the visit, and the number of students in the class.

Searching the Collection

Visit the Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield Collections Database to search our collection.

The database is shared by six museums and includes all of the objects in the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum’s collection. Thumbnail images are available for 2,500 works of art and artifacts; digitization of the Museum’s collection is ongoing.

Search Tips:

Use MH in the Object Number field to retrieve items exclusively from the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.

Request a password, using the “login” feature, to create and save groups of objects.

Museum staff is available to help faculty members access the museum’s resources, prepare a list of relevant works of art, and to plan and/or conduct museum visits.