Fall Tours at the Tang Teaching Museum
Join us for tours led by Tang Guides and Tang curators
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (September 4, 2024) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces a series of free public tours throughout the fall season.
The Tang offers two types of tours. Curator’s Tours are given at least once per month and include tours given by Skidmore College students who have organized exhibitions. Weekly tours are given by Tang Guides, many of whom are Skidmore College students, who are trained gallery ambassadors and tour guides. Tang Guide tours are every Sunday from September 8 through December 8.
The Tang also welcomes adult, community, and school groups to arrange private tours for their group. Groups should allow for 1 ½ hours for a visit and are limited to no more than 25 in a gallery. Larger groups can be split up. Arrangements can be made at least two weeks in advance by contacting Njeri Jennings, the Laurie M. Tisch Educator for K-12 and Community Programs, at 518-580-5538 or via email at njennings@skidmore.edu.
The Tang welcomes all visitors to its exhibitions, collections, and building. The Tang is committed to offering programs that are accessible to everyone. If any visitor or tour requires accommodations, such as ASL interpretation, please contact Olivia Cammisa-Frost, Special Events and Publications Manager, at 518-580-5529 or ocammisa@skidmore.edu, two weeks in advance of your visit.
The Museum, on the campus of Skidmore College, is open to the public Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 pm, with extended hours until 9 pm Thursday. The campus entrance is at 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York. Visitors can find ample parking in a lot adjacent to the Museum. Designated parking spaces are available for visitors with disabilities. The Tang entrance closest to the Tang lot is fully accessible.
Parking and admission to the Museum are free. For more information, contact the Tang Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080 or visit https://tang.skidmore.edu.
TOUR SCHEDULE
Thursday, September 5, noon: Curator's Talk on Hyde Cabinet #25: Kashi Kari: Celebrating Tradition and Craftsmanship from Pakistan. Sana Arif ’26, member of the Student Advisory Council, gives a talk about her exhibition, which features a single tile in a two-by-three-foot cabinet. The Hyde Cabinet is dedicated for student curatorial projects, often their first.
Sunday, September 8, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour with Anne Lowenthal
Thursday, September 12, noon: Tour of Vorágine: Yente and Cecilia Biagini. Rachel Seligman, Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator, leads a tour of the exhibition.
Sunday, September 15, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Sunday, September 22, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Sunday, September 29, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Sunday, October 6, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Thursday, October 10, noon: Curator’s Tour of Yvette Molina: A Promise to the Leaves. Rebecca McNamara, Associate Curator, leads a tour of the exhibition.
Sunday, October 13, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Friday, October 18, 4 pm: Tang Guide Tour. This tour coincides with Skidmore College’s Celebration Weekend.
Saturday, October 19, 12:15 pm: Curator’s Tour of Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld. Rachel Seligman, Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator, leads a tour of the exhibition. This tour coincides with Skidmore College’s Celebration Weekend.
Sunday, October 20, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Sunday, October 27, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Sunday, November 3, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Thursday, November 7, noon: Curator’s Tour of Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld. Rachel Seligman, Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator, leads a tour of the exhibition.
Sunday, November 10, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Sunday, November 17, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Thursday, November 21, 3 pm: Curator’s Talk on Hyde Cabinet #26: Inked Intimacy. Allie Serapilio ’25, member of the Student Advisory Council, gives a talk about her exhibition, which features a single photograph by Mark Morrisroe in a two-by-three-foot cabinet.
Sunday, November 24, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Sunday, December 1, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
Thursday, December 5, noon: Curator’s Tour of The Forms of Things Unknown. Rachel Seligman, Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator, leads a tour of the exhibition.
Sunday, December 8, 2 pm: Tang Guide Tour
About Skidmore College
Founded in 1903, Skidmore College is a highly selective private, coeducational liberal arts college of about 2,700 students. Skidmore is consistently named one of the “Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News and World Report and has recently been recognized as one of “America’s Most Entrepreneurial Colleges” by Forbes, a “Top College Value” by Kiplinger, and one of “The Best 389 Colleges” by The Princeton Review. Travel and Leisure has also called Saratoga Springs, home to Skidmore’s campus, one of “America’s Best College Towns.”
About the Tang Teaching Museum
The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College is a pioneer of interdisciplinary exploration and learning. A cultural anchor of New York’s Capital Region, the Tang’s approach has become a model for college and university art museums across the country—with exhibition programs that bring together visual and performing arts with interdisciplinary ideas from history, economics, biology, dance, and physics, to name just a few. The Tang has one of the most rigorous faculty-engagement initiatives in the nation, and a robust publication and touring exhibition program that extends the museum’s reach far beyond its walls. The Tang Teaching Museum’s award-winning building, designed by architect Antoine Predock, serves as a visual metaphor for the convergence of art and ideas. The Museum is open to the public Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 pm, with extended hours until 9 pm Thursday. https://tang.skidmore.edu
Photo credit: Rachel Seligman, Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator, leads a tour of Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld at the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College on July 20, 2024. The exhibition is on view through January 5, 2025. Photograph by Megan Mumford.
