Abstract

This article explores a program designed by educators at the Crow Collection of Asian Art, an art museum in Dallas, Texas. The outreach program uses 360-degree technology to bring a virtual museum experience into rural classrooms located more than an hour drive from the museum, a distance that in many cases precludes a school field trip. First, the article details why the educators chose to pilot this outreach program for middle schoolers. Next, it takes the readers through the pedagogical and technological program design, including adjustments made to the plan when the technology did not work as anticipated. Then, the article tells the story of how the pilot program was implemented. Finally, it provides those interested in piloting similar programs with tips based on lessons learned throughout the process.