Art museum education : facilitating gallery experiences / Olga Hubard.
Published / Created:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Physical Description:
ix, 191 pages ; 23 cm
Holdings:
Reference LibraryN430 .H83 2015 (LC)
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-185) and index."How can museum educators - and others who teach in galleries - facilitate experiences with works of art that are meaningful to viewers? What is the role of dialogue in these experiences? How might educators negotiate divergences between visitors' perspectives and official information? What is the place of emotions and bodily sensations in art viewing? This book positions gallery teaching as a sophisticated endeavour, rooted in sound understandings about the complexities of art interpretation and its mediation"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction : what is gallery teaching? -- Group dialogue. Three kinds of dialogue about art -- The structure of open dialogue -- Interrogating the thematic approach -- What counts as a theme in art museum education? -- Facilitating interpretive dialogues : some concrete suggestions -- Negotiating cultural contexts. Negotiating personal and cultural meanings in the museum -- Productive information : making facts matter -- Embodiment and meaning making. How does this artwork make you feel? : considering the role of emotions
Subject Terms:
Art museums -- Educational aspects. | Art -- Study and teaching. | ART / Study & Teaching. | EDUCATION / Non-Formal Education. | EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities. | Art museums -- Educational aspects. | Art -- Study and teaching.