A few weeks ago, I asked listeners of The Art Engager Podcast to send me their questions about engaging visitors in museums – and the… Read More »Engaging visitors in museums: your questions answered
A year ago today, my first book The Art Engager: Reimagining Guided Experiences was published. The Art Engager is a non-fiction book for museum educators,… Read More »9 things I’ve learned in the year since my first book came out
In this episode of The Art Engager Claire Bown talks with Tina Demirdjian, a poet and educator who has spent over 30 years transforming how… Read More »Exploring Poetry Through Museums and Visual Art
In this episode, Claire Bown talks with Ciaron Wilkinson, Head of Partnerships and Engagement at Manchester Museum — one of the UK’s largest university museums… Read More »Belonging, Community and Co-curation at Manchester Museum
Inquiry-based teaching creates the kind of museum experiences where participants lean in, ask questions, and make personal connections with art and objects. It’s collaborative, unpredictable… Read More »Taking the fear out of inquiry-based teaching in the museum
Wonder is one of those words we use all the time in museums. We talk about creating wonder, fostering wonder, inspiring wonder. But what exactly… Read More »8 ways to foster more wonder in museum experiences
When did you last spend more than 30 seconds looking at something in a museum? What if just three minutes could completely change what you… Read More »The complete guide to slow looking in museums
After 150 episodes exploring engagement in museums and cultural organisations – including 101 solo episodes and 49 guest conversations – I’m sharing the 10 most… Read More »10 key ways to create meaningful museum engagement
In this episode host Claire Bown talks with Geraldine Collinge, Chief Executive at Compton Verney, about their bold approach to creating genuinely engaging cultural spaces… Read More »Art, Play and Joy at Compton Verney
This article explores what active engagement really looks like in museums and shares 7 ways to create experiences where participants discover meaning through participation, rather… Read More »7 ways to foster active engagement on guided experiences