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Group Tours and Education Program
General Information
LOCATION The museum is located at 32-37 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. Convenient to Manhattan, it is 10 minutes by car from the Queens side of the 59th Street Bridge.
HOURS The museum is open to the public from April through October. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, including holidays. Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, including holidays.
DESCRIPTION The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum displays a comprehensive collection of artwork by sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) in a tranquil setting created by the artist. On exhibition are more than 250 works, including stone, metal, wood and clay sculptures, models for public projects and gardens, dance sets, and Noguchi's Akari light sculptures. Housed in thirteen galleries within a converted factory building, and encircling a garden containing major granite and basalt sculptures, the museum presents one of the most dramatic installations of art in New York City.
PARKING The museum is located in a low density, industrial area so there is alway sample parking for cars and/or buses. We do not have a parking lot, or parking attendant.
CAFE During museum hours the cafe serves assorted beverages and pastries. The museum cafe cannot accommodate groups.
TOURS A free guided tour is available for all individual visitors at 2:00 PM daily. The museum also offers group tours, which must be scheduled in advance. Please see details below. Public accessibility and education programs at the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum are supported in part by public funds from the Department of Cultural Affairs of New York City and in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funding from the New York State Council on the Arts.
Adult Group Tours Tours are conducted by museum staff and explore the entire collection, focusing on Noguchi's life and his work. Tours last approximately 1 hour and are available in English and Japanese. The fee is $75.00 for regular adult groups and all Japanese language tours. A reduced fee of $35.00 is available for senior citizen groups. The admission fee for all adult groups is $2.00 per person. The maximum number of visitors for a single tour is 40. FM assistive listening devices are available to aid the hearing-impaired. For further information and reservations please contact Lawre Stone, 718-721-1932.
Tours For Those With Special Needs The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum offers free guided tours to handicapped, mentally- retarded, hearing-impaired, blind and visually impaired groups. Tours are carefully designed and presented to meet the special needs of the particular group. Blind and visually-impaired groups may participate in guided "Touch Tours" during which gloved visitors may touch selected sculptures. In this guided tour of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum visitors are presentedwith a perspective of our relationship to space and place, as expressedby Noguchi in his sculptures, stage sets, gardens and plazas, as well as the museum building and sculpture garden which form the setting. The wide variety of materials and techniques employed by the artist are explored through visual and tactile demonstrations. Throughout the tour visitors are given background and historical information, emphasizing the life's work of this extraordinary individual and the broad range of his imagination. The museum is not entirely handicapped accessible, however plans are underway to complete compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. At present, wheelchairs may reach over 2/3 of the collection, including the entire first floor, the garden and the video room. Access to the 2nd floor is by staircase. The entrance to the museum is level to the sidewalk and free of obstructions. The restrooms do not meet ADA accessibility requirements, however most wheelchairs will fit inside with some minor assistance. A wheelchair may be reserved in advance for visitor use. The video room is equipped with an infrared assistive listening system. FM assistive listening devices are available for use during guided tours. The museum staff is always available and happy to assist visitors with special needs. For further information and reservations please contact Lawre Stone,718-721-1932
College and University Group Visits The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum offers guided tours to college and university groups on Wednesdays through Sundays, April through October. General admission is $2.00 per student. Reservations are required. For information and reservations please contact Lawre Stone, 718-721-1932. In this guided tour of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, students are presented with a perspective of humanity's relationship to sculpture and space, as expressed by Noguchi in his sculptures, stage sets, gardens andplazas, as well as the museum building and garden which form the setting. The wide variety of materials and techniques employed by this internationally-renowned artist are demonstrated as students discover the fundamentals of three-dimensional thinking and design. Noguchi's expression of his bi-cultural heritage is explored, with visual examples of his desire to balance the influences of his American and Japanese background. Throughout the tour, students experience a wide range of possibilities for visual expression as they view the life's work of one artist and the broad scope of his imagination. Pre-visit materials, slides and videotapes are available for classroom use..
Education Program GENERAL INFORMATION ON SCHOOL GROUP VISITS The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum offers guided tours to school groups on Wednesdays through Fridays, April through October. Tours are open to grades K-12 and are presented appropriately for the group's grade level.Tours last approximately 1 1/4 hours and explore the entire museum and garden, and include a short drawing exercise. Reservations are required for all school groups. Please plan to schedule your visit at least one month weeks in advance, as time slots are limited.For information and reservations call Lawre Stone, 718-721-1932. Fees: Guided tours are free of charge for NYC public schools. Private schools and schools outside New York City pay $2.00 per person. Teachers and chaperons pay the same fee as students. Group size: A class may be 10 to 35 students. We require at least one adult chaperon for every 10 students. The museum depends on accompanying adults to actively participate in the visit, especially in the case of large groups. Lunch: There are no facilities for eating at the museum. However, there is a nice public park across the street suitable for picnic lunches in fair weather. Also, groups may picnic in nearby Socrates Sculpture Park. Preparation: Prior to your visit, the museum will send you a teacher package containing confirmation of your reservation and pre-visit materials.We strongly urge you to review these materials with your class. Slides and videotapes are available for classroom use.
One Artist's Imagination - The Basic Tour Sculptor Isamu Noguchi created this unique museum and sculpture garden on the site of his studio. In this guided tour, students explore the collection of over 250 works of art, including sculptures of stone, steel, wood and ceramics, models of park and playground designs, stage sets, costume designs,and drawings, representing all aspects of Noguchi's career. Noguchi's expression of his own heritage is also explored, with visual examples of his desireto balance the influences of his Japanese and American background on hislife and his art. This tour provides students with an unique opportunity to view the development of a single artist's work over a lifetime, while experiencing the wide range of possibilities for visual expression. Basic three-dimensional thinking skills are explored, with demonstrations of a variety of materials and techniques. The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and is followed by a 20 minute drawing workshop. This basic tour can be altered to focus on particular topics in school curricula. Possible themes are: Architecture, Nature, Sculpture Techniques and Materials, Japanese Culture & Aesthetics, and Abstraction vs. Representation.A special movement exercise tour entitled "You Are The Sculpture" is available for children grades K-2, and a writing workshop entitled "TheLanguage of Stone" is available for grades 4-9. (See below) If you are interested in focusing on a particular theme, or connecting the tour to specific curricula, please discuss this with Lawre Stone when you make your reservation by calling 718-721-1932.
You Are The Sculpture -- Special program for grades K-2 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings April through October Reservations are required. 1 hour Class Size: 30 (or one class) Reservation Lead Time: one month Fee: Free for NYC public school groups, $5.00 per student for other groups Movement exercises provide an interactive museum activity for young children as they tour the museum's collection of sculptures, models and stage sets designed by sculptor Isamu Noguchi. It is a fun way to introduce children to basic three-dimensional concepts such as space, mass, weight and balance while exploring the museum's 13 galleries and outdoor sculpture garden.Children will be led in a series of movement exercises, mimicking the shapes and forms of the sculptures that they see on display. Pre-visit materials are available for classroom use. For information and reservations call Lawre Stone, 718-721-1932
The Language of Stone -- Special program for grades 4-9 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings April through October Reservations are required. 1 1/2 hours Class Size: 30 (or one class) Reservation Lead Time: one month Fee: free for NYC public school groups, $5.00 per student for other groups. In Japanese culture, there is a belief that all elements of nature have a life force or spirit. Not only people, animals and plants but inanimate natural elements such as water, fire, clouds and stones have a living spirit.This belief expresses the respect for nature inherent in Japanese culture.These are also ideas that the American-Japanese artist Isamu Noguchi incorporated into his sculpture. Noguchi once said that when all the museum visitors left for the day, the sculptures, alone in the galleries, would have a secret conversation, as if the living spirits of the stones could speak to one another. After a guided tour, students will have an opportunity to choose the particular sculpture that means something special to them, that "speaks"to them. Focusing on this one sculpture, students will write poetry or prose in the sculpture's voice. How does this sculpture feel? What is its mood? What is it thinking about? What are its dreams and ambitions? Is it strong,proud, clever, mysterious or lonely? What language does this stone speak? This project requires quiet and concentration, and students will be encouraged to work on their own. Those who wish may also draw their sculpture. After 30 minutes, students will be encouraged to share their writings with the group. Pre-visit materials are available for classroom use. For information and reservations please call Lawre Stone, 718-721-1932 |
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