Saturday with SLU
April 3rd, 2006We had a full house of students and faculty from Saint Louis University who took advantage of the beautiful weather and turned out for our “the Pulitzer by SLU” event.
The student docents chose specific artists to research, and positioned themselves nearby their works. Visitors were encouraged to explore the installation, ask questions, and chat with the docents. The idea came from an initiative Matthias witnessed at the Louvre (where he used to work). Students from the Ecole du Louvre were positioned strategically throughout the galleries twice a year and students from all over would come, ask questions, and enjoy snacks (which is something that all students appreciate). Walking through the galleries on Saturday, it was so exciting to listen in on the variety of discussions taking place, and to see the fruits of a semester’s worth of planning and training. I’m trying to coerce a few of the student docents to write a post describing the experience–from the beginning of training until Saturday night’s event.
Along with the refreshments, we set a table in the courtyard giveaways from neighborhood locations. Students and faculty wrote their names and email address for a chance to win five different packages which included tickets to the Symphony, tickets to the Fox Theatre, passes to the Moolah movie theatre and bowling, a student membership to the Contemporary, and gift certificates to local restaurants, just to name a few.
If you attended, I would love to get your feedback on the event. If you didn’t, check out our photo album section to the left for pictures. And if you’re from SLU or any university in St. Louis, be sure to come to “After Hours at the Pulitzer” on April 13th with student docents from Wash U.
