Positioning on Guided Tours
How often do you think about how you position yourself on a guided tour? And how you position the group too? It can make all… Read More »Positioning on Guided Tours
Claire Bown
Information Overload: How Much is too Much on a Guided Tour?
How much information is too much on a guided tour? When does information become a burden and how much do we actually remember afterwards? Traditional… Read More »Information Overload: How Much is too Much on a Guided Tour?
Quick Guide to Stress-Free Museum Visits with your Kids
How can you make museum-visiting with kids a stress-free experience? Here’s my quick guide to stress-free museum visits with kids – perfect for the school… Read More »Quick Guide to Stress-Free Museum Visits with your Kids
Slow looking in the museum
Jennifer Roberts, a professor of the History of Art and Architecture at Harvard, asks her students to select a painting from a museum and then… Read More »Slow looking in the museum
Sensory Experiences on Guided Tours
On a guided tour, using an approach that appeals to all or some of the senses will help you to make your tour experiences more… Read More »Sensory Experiences on Guided Tours
Using Notebooks for Activities on Guided Tours
In praise of the humble notebook… I have hundreds of tips and tools in my head that I could share with you, but today I’ve… Read More »Using Notebooks for Activities on Guided Tours
How to use a Viewfinder to Look Closely
A viewfinder is a tool that enables artists to frame or crop a particular scene to arrange their composition. It is usually a square or… Read More »How to use a Viewfinder to Look Closely
A Brief Guide to Thinking Routines
Interested in using Project Zero thinking routines as a questioning framework to structure and support your art and object discusions? Not quite sure where to… Read More »A Brief Guide to Thinking Routines
10 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Asking Questions
We spend our days asking questions, but most of us never actually spend any time honing our questioning skills. For some people questioning comes easily.… Read More »10 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Asking Questions
How to Ask Brilliant Questions that Get Results
How can you easily make your guided museum experiences more engaging and more interactive? By asking brilliant questions that get results. When you ask insightful,… Read More »How to Ask Brilliant Questions that Get Results