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
In this special 100th episode of The Art Engager podcast, I’m chatting to educator, researcher, author, and speaker Dr Ron Ritchhart. Ron Ritchhart recently retired… Read More »Creating cultures of thinking in museums with Ron Ritchhart
Welcome to episode 99, where I’m diving into the concept of pacing in museum and gallery programmes, with a particular focus on the idea that… Read More »Striking the right pace in museum programmes: less is more
INTRODUCTION An van Hertum and Bart van Peer are both members of the Audience Engagement team at KMSKA or Royal Museum of Fine Arts in… Read More »Radio Bart: Exploring Art with Blind Mediators
This week I’m exploring an innovative project at the National Civil War Centre in Newark, England developing creative writing skills through art and using thinking… Read More »Collect Connect Create: Thinking Routines and Creative Writing
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
Discover the benefits of slow art and the slow movement with bestselling author and TED speaker, Carl Honoré. Explore how slowness can rehumanise us in… Read More »Slow Art and the Power of Slowing Down with Carl Honoré
In Episode 92 of The Art Engager podcast, I’m chatting to Heather Thomas, the Head of Learning and Engagement at the Lightbox Museum and Gallery… Read More »Improving mental health and wellbeing through art with Heather Thomas