Art, music and free food will be provided for students.
IU Art Museum director Adelheid Gealt said the event is designed to help students feel comfortable in the museum.
“It’s really a resource for them,” she said. “Art is really enjoyable.”
Friday night, students will be able to immerse themselves in the museum’s permanent collection. African, Chinese, Indian, European and American art will be exhibited.
Gealt said she hopes this event will allow incoming students to resonate with the art.
“I imagine they’ll find something that will give them a thrill,” she said.
Curatorial and educational programs coordinator Ann Fields said in an email that MIX at the Museum was created by combining successful parts of past events. The main goal was to create fun activities for students to do while they visit the art museum.
Gealt said students can look forward to a scavenger hunt and hands-on art ?projects.
“The scavenger hunt ?offers students the opportunity to do a short self-guided tour of the galleries by having them find specific pieces in each gallery and look for answers to questions,” Fields said. “It’s great for students because it helps them learn to look at an artwork or object, and they can go at their own pace.”
The scavenger hunt, once complete, will result in a drawing for IU Theater tickets.
The activities will change depending on the theme of the event. Friday is one event in a series of three. Fields said the Oct. 2 event will feature food-themed activities, and the Nov. 6 event will feature activities inspired by the novel and play “Pride and Prejudice.”
Many students don’t realize admission to the museum and all of the programs there are free, Fields said. By having events such as this, they can show people the museum and its ?terrific collection.
“We reach people who don’t already realize how great the museum is, while also offering art lovers an opportunity to experience the museum in a different way,” she said.
