10 tips for slow looking in a museum
Interested in Slow Art Day, but not sure how to get started? Or perhaps you’re keen to try slow looking in a museum, but are… Read More »10 tips for slow looking in a museum
Interested in Slow Art Day, but not sure how to get started? Or perhaps you’re keen to try slow looking in a museum, but are… Read More »10 tips for slow looking in a museum
In his recent book, Museums and Societal Collapse: The Museum as Lifeboat, Robert R. Janes confronts the looming threat of societal collapse and urges museums… Read More »Museums and societal collapse: an interview with Robert R. Janes
Today I’m talking to Andrew Westover, Eleanor McDonald Storza Director of Education at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, about how a values-engaged teaching… Read More »A values-engaged approach to gallery teaching
This week I’m responding to a question I get asked a lot: How do you approach groups that are more used to a traditional approach… Read More »9 ways to approach resistance to participative museum tours
Discover how museum educators can learn invaluable lessons from immersive art experiences. Drawing from my firsthand experience at David Hockney: Bigger and Closer in London,… Read More »What can museum educators learn from immersive art experiences?
Looking closely and carefully at art or objects may seem simple, but it brings great rewards. The longer you look, the more you see and… Read More »The more you look, the more you see: 12 benefits of slow looking
How can we really ensure that we are doing all we can to cultivate curiosity and wonder amongst the participants on our tours and programmes?… Read More »How to Cultivate Curiosity in your Museum Programmes
As we discovered last week, a little bit of silence in your museum and gallery programmes can benefit both you as the facilitator and the… Read More »7 ways to make time and space for silence
Image Credit: Le Discret (1786), Joseph Ducreux, Spencer Museum of Art You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘silence is golden’ before. This proverb suggests that staying… Read More »How silence is a superpower in museum and gallery programmes
Episode 94 of the Art Engager features another special guest, Phyl Terry, Founder of Slow Art Day. Slow Art Day is an annual event that… Read More »Exploring Slow Art Day and Slow Looking with Phyl Terry