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Academic Programs
AllPaper Seminar
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Teaching from original works of art is central to the mission of the Benton Museum of Art at ɫ��ɫ. Throughout the academic year the museum offers a variety of educational programs highlighting the exhibitions and collections of the museum and connecting our students with the arts and concerns of our time. Faculty and students of The Claremont Colleges use the museum—its exhibitions and collections—as a resource for teaching, a classroom, and a subject for research and writing projects and assignments. The museum's programs are available as a resource for local area schools and groups.

We offer internships to undergraduate Claremont College students in all areas of museum work from curatorial to registration.

Academic Programs

The academic programs office at the Benton seeks to integrate the museum's collections and exhibitions with the academic curriculum of ɫ��ɫ and the Claremont Consortium. Through rigorous outreach and engagement with the campus community across departments, the academic programs office encourages use of the museum as a teaching resource, emphasizing first-hand conversation with artists and art objects as a central component of the liberal arts education.

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AllPaper Seminar

We are pleased to announce that the Getty and the Tavolozza Foundation have generously provided funding for the third year of the AllPaper Seminar, a program designed to introduce emerging professionals of diverse backgrounds to the field of works on paper. For the next session, the seminar will focus generally on prints and drawings, and specifically on contemporary practice. Related questions of interpretation, display, and conservation will also be addressed. Learn more about our 2024 AllPaper Fellows!

Internships

The Benton Museum of Art is an exciting learning resource for students at the Claremont Colleges. Students are a vital part of the museum's mission, whether curating exhibitions, assisting with research for future exhibition or collection-based projects, creating programs for the Art After Hours evenings, or working behind the scenes with museum staff in a variety of ways. Internships at the museum offer many different opportunities to become familiar with art museum work and the range of museum careers. Working with a relatively small and highly collaborative staff, museum interns find they can take on substantial projects that are integral to the museum and that extend across academic departments. Students in all disciplines who are interested in museum work are encouraged to explore internship opportunities at the Benton.

2024 Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship
Internship Opportunities
Intensive Summer Research

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K-12 Education

In 2012, the museum, working with independent education consultants, developed an outreach program for third-graders at public schools in Claremont. The Native American Collection Study Center Outreach Program now reaches more than 2,300 students a year, engaging them with close observation of artworks, a visit to the museum’s vaults to see the works in state-of-the-art “smart” study rooms, and art-making activities that highlight the contributions of contemporary Native artists. These educational initiatives are an important part of what we do: bringing our collections to life through activities led or co‐taught by college students. The Benton is now poised to expand this program into more local schools as well as schools in neighboring school districts. In 2022, the Benton began pilot programs for kindergarten and fourth-grade.

Class Visits

School Groups

We welcome class visits from all age-groups. These visits will be self-guided unless special arrangements are made with our educators. Advance reservation is required for all groups of 10 or more. Please email benton@pomona.edu with at least two weeks notice.

Claremont College Classes and Groups

Classes from all disciplines at The Claremont Colleges can schedule a visit to current exhibitions during normal museum hours. Advance notice to avoid conflicts with other classes or events is appreciated. Tours outside of regular museum hours may possibly be accommodated with two weeks notice.

To schedule a 7C class visit, email academic curator, Claire Nettleton

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