Activity-Based Teaching in the Art Museum - Movement, Embodiment, Emotion

Teaching in the Art Museum is a valuable resource for museum professionals, teachers, and students, offering a theory of play as the cornerstone of innovative methodology to create meaningful interpretive activities for children and adults.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 184 pages
\n Publication date: 21 January 2020
\n Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
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An invaluable asset for museum professionals, educators, and students alike, the award-winning Teaching in the Art Museum (Getty Publications, 2011) has established a new benchmark in the realm of gallery education. This subsequent publication seamlessly blends theory and practice to empower educators, spanning from teachers and docents to curators and parents, in crafting meaningful interpretive experiences for children and adults. Crafted by a team of seasoned museum educators, Activity-Based Teaching in the Art Museum presents a diverse range of perspectives on embodiment, emotions, empathy, and mindfulness, igniting imaginative and spontaneous interactions that are firmly rooted in history and theory. The authors commence by exploring the emergence of activity-based teaching in the 1960s and 1970s, and subsequently articulate a theory of play as the fundamental cornerstone of their innovative methodology. Throughout the volume, informative sidebars provide detailed descriptions of activities facilitated with museum visitors of various ages.

\n Weight: 608g\n
Dimension: 204 x 255 x 14 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781606066171\n \n