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Student in Russo Atrium

Experiential Learning

Read The Dartmouth's article about curricular and co-curricular learning at the museum.

College Students

There are many ways for Dartmouth students to become involved with the museum!

  • College students sit around table laughing in the Hood Museum's Russo Atrium.

    LEFT Hood After 5 student party, spring 2022. Photo by Lars Blackmore.

  • Two students look at a print of a shark that hangs on a bright red wall.

    LEFT Students explore the exhibition ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now during a Hood After 5 event. Photo by Lars Blackmore. 

  • Aerial view of students sitting around a table playing the museum's Assyrian Relief Escape Room Challenge.

    LEFT Students play the museum's Assyrian Relief Escape Room Challenge as part of a student-organized intramural competition. 

  • A dancer in all black clothing poses in front of a painting of a gas station.

    LEFT A dancer from the Sugarplum dance group poses in front of Edward Ruscha's Standard Station, Amarillo, Texas (1963). 

  • Dartmouth students participating in the spring 2017 session of Museum Collecting 101 review potential photographs to acquire for the Hood’s collection.

    LEFT Dartmouth student participants in the spring 2017 Museum Collecting 101 class review photographs for potential acquisition into the Hood’s collection.

  • Dickey Center Great Issues Scholars in BCOS

    LEFT Students in the Dickey Center Great Issues Scholars program visit the Bernstein Center for Object Study. Photo by Lars Blackmore.

HOOD SALON

We are seeking submissions for an upcoming Hood Salon and publication! The Hood Salon brings together members of the campus in creative dialogue in conjunction with the exhibition Community and Exile: Artists in Paris, 1910–1939. The museum welcomes submissions of new or existing works in any language and across disciplines that respond to, or expand upon, the themes and/or artworks in the exhibition. The Selection Committee will include museum staff, museum interns, and guest editors from the campus community. Selected works will be reproduced in a publication made available to gallery visitors within the exhibition. There will be a culminating Salon event in Spring 2027 to celebrate the publication. Creators whose works are selected will receive a $250 honorarium. Please email submissions to jenna.m.blair@dartmouth.edu by November 29, 2026.

Want to learn more about this opportunity and the exhibition? Come join curator Elizabeth Rice Mattison for snacks, coffee, and an exhibition preview on Thursday, September 17 at 12:15 pm. Click here for more information.

VISIT THE GALLERIES

Admission to the museum is always free. Drop in anytime during our open hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 11:00 am–5:00 pm; Saturdays, 10:00 am–5:00 pm.

ATTEND AN EVENT

Students are invited to attend the museum's wide range of lectures, gallery talks, films, and tours—all free and open to everyone. See our events calendar for details.

In addition, a wide range of events just for Dartmouth students are planned by the programming interns and the Museum Club.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and keep an eye out for campus-wide emails to learn when these special Dartmouth student events are taking place.

GAIN EXPERIENCE AT THE MUSEUM

Senior Internships: Each year, the Hood Museum of Art offers internships to Dartmouth students entering their senior year. All majors are welcome! Research and promote great art, create student programs, and learn from museum professionals.

The Museum Club: Students of all class years and majors are invited to join the Museum Club. Serve as a bridge between the museum and the student body by planning fun events, promoting the Hood to campus, and advising Hood staff. 

Student Employment Opportunities: The museum has occasional openings for a variety of paid part-time student positions (averaging ten hours per week), including data entry for the permanent collection and clerical work in the administrative offices. These student part-time positions are advertised through Dartmouth's Student Employment Office.

If you are a Dartmouth student who is interested in getting involved, please contact Jenna Blair, campus engagement manager, via email.

HELP GROW THE COLLECTION

Through Museum Collecting 101, a non-curricular course offered during either winter or spring terms, Dartmouth students from all backgrounds and majors take part in an exciting and important aspect of the museum: acquisitions.

STUDY OBJECTS

The Center for Object Study is a place where Dartmouth students can come to study original works of art. If you are a Dartmouth student interested in making an appointment outside of a Dartmouth class, please contact Beth Mattison, associate curator of academic programming.

If you are a faculty member interested in reserving a room in the center, please click here.

EXPERIENCE ART ON YOUR OWN TIME

There are lots of self-guided activities and resources to help you connect with art in your day-to-day.

Play our virtual Escape to the Outdoors game: This Escape Room-style challenge based on Dartmouth's outdoor sculptures can be played individually or with friends. Learn more about this virtual game and see how you and your friends can play to win. 

Develop a Look and Listen Playlist: We invite Dartmouth students to pair works of art in the collection to songs by creating a "Look and Listen" playlist! Click here to see past playlist examples. Email Jenna Blair, campus engagement manager, to learn how you can write your own playlist for our website.

 

Upcoming Events

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HOOD SALON INFO SESSION

Sep 17 12:15 - 01:15PM

SALAD PREVIEW

Sep 17 04:00 - 05:00PM

SALAD PICKUP DAY

Sep 18 03:30 - 06:00PM

Artificial Intelligence and Indigenous Innovations Symposium

Sep 21 12:00 - 12:00AM

Artificial Intelligence and Indigenous Innovations Symposium

Sep 22 12:00 - 12:00AM

DR. ALLEN W. ROOT DISTINGUISHED CONTEMPORARY ART LECTURESHIP

Sep 25 05:00 - 06:00PM