Laurel Humble

Laurel Humble will share experiences and reflect on her nearly 20 years working in museum education with older adult audiences at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. She considers how museums can support adults as they age, particularly as they navigate late-in-life experiences such as loss, onset of disability, and ageism. She also explores how museum educators can shape practices that foster meaningful aging, creating a better world in which to grow older.Drawing from her work teaching, developing programs, and collaborating with participants, caregivers, teaching artists, health-care providers, and community organizations, Humble traces a professional and personal journey. Her practice shows that engaging with art in a museum is not only about the art and artists on view, but about the ways art can support connection—to oneself, to one another, and to larger human experiences that stretch across time and geography. A Q&A led by a student from the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy immediately follows the talk. IMAGE CAPTIONLaurel Humble. Photo: Kristen Brown.