Laura Winnie Education Professional

Night at Our Museum

The Fenimore Art Museum
Cooperstown, New York

November 6, 2010

• An annual family event which features crafts and displays from local
  businesses and non-profits.
• The highlight of the evening is the tour of the museum galleries
  featuring characters from the exhibit.
• Security Guards lead visitors on the hunt for an art thief,
  questioning characters from artwork on display in the galleries.
• This event promotes cooperation between local organizations and
  families in a very tourist driven location.
• Photos are from the second annual Night at Our Museum, all of which
  featured scripts by Laura Ayers.

The Art Cart

The Fenimore Art Museum
Cooperstown, New York

June 2010

• Developed to fill a need for interactive components within the
  Fenimore Art Museum's galleries, the Art Carts all children, families,
  and visitors of all ages to engage in a sensory experience with the
  artwork.
• The first Art Cart, pictured here, featured materials used to create
  the artwork in the Fenimore Art Museum's Thaw Gallery of American
  Indian Art.
• Handling the raw materials gives visitors a new appreciation for the
  artwork in the gallery.
• This original Art Cart provided the framework for all subsequent
  interactive carts in the musuem's galleries.