Today, in a special BONUS episode for Slow Art Day, I’m talking to Harma van Uffelen.
Harma works as a curator of education for the Van Gogh Museum where they have just created a brand new slow looking programme and a slow looking experience for the Matthew Wong exhibition.
Listen in to hear:
- How the programme started and why they chose the Matthew Wong exhibition
- Techniques for engaging participants, including diving into Wong’s artworks
- Considerations in programme design: ensuring comfort, optimizing artwork display, and managing duration in a busy museum
- Designing a slow looking programme in a busy museum (hint: it can be done!)
- “In Silence with Matthew Wong”: silent contemplation of one artwork
- Reflections on the pilot programme and future plans
If you’ve ever thought about designing and facilitating slow looking programmes in your museum, you will learn a lot from this episode!
Episode Links:
Matthew Wong, The Realm of Appearances, 2018,
Matthew Wong exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum
https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/visit/whats-on/exhibitions/matthew-wong-vincent-van-gogh
Slow Looking Programme at the Van Gogh Museum
Open up with Vincent
Harma van Uffelen on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harma-van-uffelen-4b50b721/
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