Art Museum Education - by Olga Hubard (Hardcover)

About the Book

"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"--

Book Synopsis

How can museum educators facilitate experiences with artworks that are meaningful to viewers? 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 explores these and other questions key to generative gallery teaching.

Review Quotes

"The book Art Museum Education: Facilitating Gallery Experiences ... offers up-to-date reflections on art museum and gallery teaching. ... In writing about the original ideas and practices that are theoretically supported, innovative, and feasible approach to art museum education in the field of museum studies make a pertinent and relevant contribution. Hubard invites all museum researchers and educators to reflect on and discuss the experiences of art museum visitors, turning such experiences into useful tools." (João Pedro Fróis, The Museum Journal, Vol. 59 (4), October, 2016)

About the Author

Olga Hubard is Associate Professor of Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA and collaborates in education initiatives with art museums around the world. She has deep experience as a museum educator, museum administrator and teaching artist.