Object Lab is a hybrid gallery-classroom that visualizes the Williams liberal arts curriculum through the museum collection. Faculty work with WCMA staff to select art that connects with course concepts. These works of art are then installed in the galleries, grouped by course.
Through museum visits combined with close-looking assignments and digital projects, students engage deeply with the objects throughout the semester. They will be using digital imaging, including photogrammetry models available here, to look more closely as they consider artistic process and change over time.
During spring 2025, students are designing programming languages, identifying the types of stone used for specific sculptures, creating graphic novels, and reinterpreting cultural objects.
We welcome all museum visitors to experience the diverse array of objects and to engage with the interdisciplinary ideas brought forth in this active, experimental space.
