The museum works closely with the academic departments of the college, such as the Department of Art and Art History , to provide excellent hands-on educational opportunities for students. Each year the museum presents an exhibition of the best work by art students as well as exhibitions by each senior studio art major. The museum also presents a wide variety of educational programs , including lectures, symposia, gallery talks, museum tours for public school students and adults, and other programs. Students in the Museum Studies Program have the opportunity to work with the museum staff behind the scenes in the Wright Museum. Beloit College offers an academic minor in museum studies, which is widely recognized as one of the best in the country.
Courses cover all aspects of theory and practice in museums, including collections management.
Any interested student with second year standing may take courses in museum studies with the permission of the instructor. There are a variety of work-study opportunities for students in the museum, including the Museum Store . In addition to the collections of the Wright Museum of Art, the Beloit College campus possesses outstanding public art . Works by such renowned artists as Siah Armajani and O. Verne Shaffer grace the campus and create a dialogue among public art, sculpture, landscape and architecture on the campus. In 1998, the campus will install Armajani's Poetry Garden near the museums.