Museum education is evolving, and so are the ways we engage our audiences. The days of traditional lecture-style tours are numbered, as more and more… Read More »Inquiry-based learning in the museum: A beginner’s guide
There are some questions that I think are worth remembering. And these are the types of questions that have a really powerful effect when they… Read More »4 Universally Powerful Questions for your Museum Programmes
INTRODUCTION Today I’m returning to one of my favourite subjects – questions. I’m exploring open-ended questions in depth – what they are, why they are… Read More »How to ask more open-ended questions
4 POWERFUL QUESTIONS TO SUPERCHARGE YOUR ART EXPERIENCES In the past I’ve talked about all kinds of different subjects about questioning. I’ve talked… Read More »4 Powerful Questions to Supercharge your Art Experiences
‘BAD’ QUESTIONS: 10 TYPES OF QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD NEVER ASK I’m back with a new episode today all about my favourite subject – I’m talking… Read More »‘Bad’ questions: 10 types of questions you should never ask
Introduction The ability to ask powerful, relevant and incisive questions is one of the most useful skills you can have. With a good questioning technique… Read More »Quick ways to improve your questioning technique
HOW TO USE ARTWORKS TO IMPROVE YOUR QUESTIONING SKILLS SUMMARY How can you improve your questioning skills without resorting to reading long lists of tips… Read More »How to Use Artworks to Improve your Questioning Skills
10 COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN ASKING QUESTIONS SUMMARY For some people questioning comes easily. But for the majority of us, we are not asking… Read More »10 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Asking Questions
What did you enjoy reading the most on the Thinking Museum blog in 2020? It’s always good to reflect at the end of the year… Read More »My Ten Most Popular Blog Posts of 2020
I’ve been using artworks for years as visual information to help me to brainstorm, re-word and improve my questions. I’m not an ‘expert questioner’ by… Read More »9 Easy Ways to Use Artworks to Improve your Questioning Skills