{{multiple issues|{{independent sources|date=March 2014}} {{unreliable sources|date=March 2014}}}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox museum |name= Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery |image=Tang Museum entrance.jpg |caption=Tang Teaching Museum entrance (2024) |image_size= |map_type= New York#USA |map_caption= Location of Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery in New York State |coordinates = {{coord|43.095|-73.7861|display=inline}} |type= Art museum |established= 2000 |owner=Skidmore College |location= 815 N Broadway<br>Saratoga Springs, New York |accreditation= Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG)<ref name="aamg-us">{{cite web|url=http://www.aamg-us.org|title=AAMG: Association of Academic Museums & Galleries|publisher=aamg-us.org|accessdate=2014-03-23}}</ref> |website= https://tang.skidmore.edu }} <!--Do NOT redirect to Skidmore College main page. This museum needs recognition as one of the most prominent university art museums in new york state, because of its student involvement and programs--> The '''Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery''' is a part of Skidmore College and located in Saratoga Springs, New York.<ref name="Skidmore">{{cite web|url=https://tang.skidmore.edu/|title=The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery – Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs, NY|publisher=tang.skidmore.edu|accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref>
==Building== The Tang, opened in 2000, was designed by architect Antoine Predock.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cotter |first=Holland |date=2000-12-22 |title=ART REVIEW; Party Time: Inside and Out, Playful Wit Reigns at Skidmore's New Museum |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/22/arts/art-review-party-time-inside-and-out-playful-wit-reigns-at-skidmore-s-new-museum.html |access-date=2023-08-07 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Predock's design includes two major gallery wings (the Wachenheim Gallery and the Malloy Wing), two smaller galleries (the State Farm Mezzanine and the Winter Gallery), digitally equipped classrooms, and several event spaces. The Tang is nationally known for both its architecture and holdings, and its excellence has been recognized by ''The New York Times'', ''Art in America'', and ''Architectural Digest'', among other publications.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Muschamp |first=Herbert |date=2000-09-10 |title=ARCHITECTURE; Design That Coaxes Buildings Out of Themselves |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/10/arts/architecture-design-that-coaxes-buildings-out-of-themselves.html |access-date=2023-08-07 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Permanent collection== The Tang has a collection of over 5,000 works, including pieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, Albrecht Dürer, Francisco de Goya, William Hogarth, Roy Lichtenstein, Wilhelmina Weber Furlong,<ref>Professor Emeritus James K. Kettlewell: Harvard, Skidmore College, tingtor The Hyde Collection. Foreword to The Treasured Collection of Golden Heart Farm. {{ISBN|978-0-9851601-0-4}}</ref> Andy Warhol, Garry Winogrand, W. Eugene Smith, Eugène Atget, Dorothy Dehner, David Smith, Nayland Blake, and Nan Goldin. The museum also maintains extensive collections of art from Africa, South Asia, China, and the Americas.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
==Notable exhibitions== The Tang has a program of contemporary scholarly exhibitions. Artists who have shown at the Tang include Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler, Trisha Brown, and Richard Pettibone. Among other recent exhibitions are "Brushing the Present: Contemporary Academy Painting from China", "From Pop to Now: Selections from the Sonnabend Collection",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Loos |first=Ted |date=2002-06-30 |title=ART/ARCHITECTURE; A Dealer's Own Hoard Brought Into the Light |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/30/arts/art-architecture-a-dealer-s-own-hoard-brought-into-the-light.html |access-date=2023-08-07 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> "The World According to the Newest and Most Exact Observations: Mapping Art and Science", "Work: Shaker Design and Recent Art", and "Molecules that Matter".{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
==Student involvement== As was the desire of the founding director Charles Stainback, the Tang is committed to being an educational center above all else.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://collegeapps.about.com/od/phototours/ss/skidmore-college-photo-tour_4.htm|title=The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College|publisher=collegeapps.about.com|accessdate=2014-03-23|archive-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304220720/http://collegeapps.about.com/od/phototours/ss/skidmore-college-photo-tour_4.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Skidmore classes regularly meet in the galleries and classrooms, and groups from other schools visit to view exhibits and participate in activities. Tours, demonstrations, and other events are generally open to the general public. In addition to visual arts exhibitions, the Tang often hosts plays, musical performances, and dance recitals. As a "teaching museum", the Tang offers students the opportunity to have hands-on experiences with the museum's collection by curating an exhibition.<ref name="artbabble">{{cite web|url=http://www.artbabble.org/partner/tang-museum-skidmore-college|title=Tang Museum at Skidmore College | ArtBabble|publisher=artbabble.org|accessdate=2014-03-23}}</ref>
==Publications== In addition to a periodic newsletter for members and supporters, the Tang publishes its own ''Opener'' series of small hardcover catalogs for many of its temporary exhibitions.<ref name="TangPub">{{cite web|title=Publications|url=https://tang.skidmore.edu/shop/t/product-type/publications|website=Tang Museum|publisher=Skidmore College|accessdate=2017-08-29|language=en}}</ref> The Tang also co-publishes exhibition catalogs with other museums and galleries.<ref name="TangPub"/> A selection of its publications is available for browsing in a small reading area at the museum.
==See also== * List of university art museums and galleries in New York State
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://tang.skidmore.edu}}
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