Course description
This course examines the history of teaching in the art museum and what gallery teaching in the art museum encompasses today. We explore how museum educators facilitate engaging, active learning experiences with works of art that are meaningful to viewers. The course explores a variety of visitor-centered teaching practices, including careful looking, discussion, questioning, visual thinking strategies, and a range of other interactive approaches for gallery activities involving writing, drawing, collage, writing, music, and movement. We analyze the role of information, personal and cultural contexts, and considering emotions in gallery teaching. Students deepen their own ability to engage with works of art themselves and also learn how to use gallery teaching practices to facilitate meaningful learning experiences with works of art that inspire and educate others.
