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Study Room Guidelines

The Mead Art Museum welcomes the use of the Study Room by instructors of Amherst College and the Five-College departments for the use of teaching with art from our collection .

The following information will help you when deciding to reserve the room. Thank you!

Room Details

  • Air conditioned
  • Ground floor
  • Carpeted
  • Track lighting
  • Light dimmer
  • Two slide projectors
  • Computer kiosk for Art Collection Database Search
  • Flip dry white board/pin board
  
  • White board erase pens/cleaner
  • Large conference table
  • Two easels
  • Podium
  • Wireless Access
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Restrooms on same floor

Contact Information

Room Reservation/Cancellation
Art Objects Requests

Media Center

General Guidelines

  1. Food and drink are not allowed in the Study Room.
  2. Students must check coats and unnecessary items in the museum lobby coatroom.
  3. Drawing with pencil or charcoal is allowed.
  4. Pens and art supplies such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolors, crayons, scissors, etc. are not allowed.
  5. The museum is not responsible for items left behind in either the Study Room or museum.
  6. Lost-and-found items are kept for 14 days and can be inquired about at the front Lobby desk. Due to lack of available storage space, unclaimed items will be discarded after 14 days.

Reservation Procedures

  1. The Study Room is for curricular use of artworks from the museum collection.
  2. When faced with more than one request for the same date and time, preference will be given to Amherst College professors/instructors on a first come, first serve basis.
  3. Study Room is available from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Tuesday–Friday.
  4. Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance and up to three months in advance of the requested date. Same-day reservations are discouraged, as the likelihood of room availability is slight. Room reservations may be made by calling 542-2971 or e-mailing istevens@amherst.edu.
  5. Completing a reservation form does not mean the room has been reserved. You will receive confirmation of your request via e-mail or campus mail. If you do not receive a confirmation within two days of your request, please call 542-2971.
  6. Out of courtesy, cancellations should be made as soon as possible, but can be made up to one day prior to the reserved date.

Art/Display Requests

Arrival Procedures

  1. Please arrange to arrive with or before your students to ensure easy access to the Study Room. A Mead staff member will be available to unlock the room but will not be available to escort your students to and from the classroom.
  2. Please check in with Lobby Attendant or another staff member upon arrival.
  3. The Instructor is responsible for obtaining and returning all media equipment available from the Amherst College Media Center (video projectors, overhead projectors, sound equipment, etc.)
  4. Two slide projectors are available for use by instructors; however, instructors are responsible for working the projectors. Mead staff may not be available to assist with problems, so please arrange to meet with us in advance to learn how the projectors work.
  5. We ask that upon leaving the instructor or assistant notify the Lobby Desk attendant.
  6. Please leave the room arranged the way it was set up upon your arrival. Please do not move the table.
  7. Access is through Main Gallery (see Gallery Map).