Imagine leading lively museum discussions with confidence, knowing exactly which questions to ask and when, engaging your audience effortlessly in the process.
The Art Engager is your comprehensive guide for designing and facilitating meaningful, interactive museum experiences.
Through the innovative Thinking Museum® Approach, you’ll discover how to create inquiry-led discussions that are both structured and flexible, using tools like the 10 Questioning Practices, the CHOOSE framework, and the Discussion Cycle.
Full of well-researched insights and easy-to-apply strategies, this book is an invaluable resource for educators working in a wide variety of museums and heritage settings.
Whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned professional looking to refine your approach, The Art Engager will empower you to foster deep engagement, share knowledge intentionally and build collaborative communities through effective facilitation techniques.
This go-to guidebook offers the tools to enhance your practice and transform your participants’ experience, bringing art and objects to life.
“A game changer for those looking to elevate their teaching practice, or for anyone interested in creating a more meaningful connection with art.“
Mike Murawski
Consultant, Educator and author of Museums as Agents of Change: A Guide to Becoming a Changemaker
“Back in 2011 I discovered that museum educators were struggling to meet the demands of leading inquiry-based guided experiences with art and objects.
At the same time, I found out that teachers weren’t getting what they wanted from museum programmes either.
These two seemingly unconnected issues had something in common: engagement, or rather, the lack of it.
This realisation inspired me to start designing a new approach with engagement at its core, for educators to easily use on guided experiences.
My aims for the Thinking Museum® Approach were simple: to create an approach that was effective, simple and practical, as well as being grounded in specific foundations and practices that create engagement.”
“Claire is leading the engagement movement in museums. Mandatory reading for anyone wanting to nurture spaces of deep thinking, reflection and joy.“
Trevor Mackenzie
Teacher, Author, Inquiry Consultant
My book The Art Engager: Reimagining Guided Experiences in Museums explores the Thinking Museum® Approach in full.
You will learn how to give your discussions a flexible structure and substance using my 10 Questioning Practices, the CHOOSE framework and the Discussion Cycle.
You will discover how to share information intentionally as a tool to engage your audience and how to create a community of collaboration through facilitation skills, and more.
Full of practical steps & helpful advice, this book provides you with everything you need to create engaging guided experiences in museums.
The Art Engager: Reimagining Guided Experiences in Museums is now available worldwide through your favourite online platforms, and retailers – wherever you prefer to buy your books!
“The resource every museum educator dreams of is here! This is a one-stop guide to building impactful experiences in museums of all kinds.“
Rachel Ropeik
Independent Educator, Facilitator, Experience Builder, Pirate
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