Category Archives: In Theory
Google Hangouts: Live Video Chatting between Museums & Online Communities
By Brinker Ferguson, Digital Media Fellow, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco In the past several months, many museums have begun using live video chat as a way to enhance and foster new online discussions and interactions between museum educators
Google Hangouts: Live Video Chatting between Museums & Online Communities
By Brinker Ferguson, Digital Media Fellow, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco In the past several months, many museums have begun using live video chat as a way to enhance and foster new online discussions and interactions between museum educators
The Landscape of Arts Inclusion in Public Schools
Emily Shallman and I started talking about exclusion in arts and education while we were both working on our respective Master’s degrees. Lately, I have been eager to ask her to blog about her extensive research in inequitable access to
The Landscape of Arts Inclusion in Public Schools
Emily Shallman and I started talking about exclusion in arts and education while we were both working on our respective Master’s degrees. Lately, I have been eager to ask her to blog about her extensive research in inequitable access to
Reimagining Peer Networks in a Digital Age
By Mike Murawski, Portland Art Museum; Dana Carlisle Kletchka, Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University; Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, National Writing Project, University of California Berkeley “People’s relationships remain strong—but they are networked. Neighbors, and neighborhoods still exist, to be sure,
Reimagining Peer Networks in a Digital Age
By Mike Murawski, Portland Art Museum; Dana Carlisle Kletchka, Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University; Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, National Writing Project, University of California Berkeley “People’s relationships remain strong—but they are networked. Neighbors, and neighborhoods still exist, to be sure,
When Bloggers Collide
I recently was invited to participate in a panel session on museum blogging at the 2012 Museum Computer Network (MCN) conference, which was luckily hosted in nearby Seattle. The session was pulled together by power blogger Ed Rodley (aka Senior
When Bloggers Collide
I recently was invited to participate in a panel session on museum blogging at the 2012 Museum Computer Network (MCN) conference, which was luckily hosted in nearby Seattle. The session was pulled together by power blogger Ed Rodley (aka Senior
Reflecting on Our Radical Roots
REVIEW: Progressive Museum Practice: John Dewey and Democracy by George Hein During an election cycle it is difficult to turn on the television, read the newspaper or listen to the radio without a candidate or pundit talking about democracy and
Reflecting on Our Radical Roots
REVIEW: Progressive Museum Practice: John Dewey and Democracy by George Hein During an election cycle it is difficult to turn on the television, read the newspaper or listen to the radio without a candidate or pundit talking about democracy and
The What and the Where of Art Museum Education
Educational practices in art museums don’t often make the pages of major newspapers, so I was pleasantly surprised to see this article, “From Show and Look to Show and Teach,” in the New York Times a few months ago (see
The What and the Where of Art Museum Education
Educational practices in art museums don’t often make the pages of major newspapers, so I was pleasantly surprised to see this article, “From Show and Look to Show and Teach,” in the New York Times a few months ago (see
How Do We Get to Know Our Students?
Participatory museum experiences and museum visitor identity seem to be the focus of much attention of late in the museum educator community. It is something I have given a lot of thought to, and I have enjoyed some thought-provoking conversations
How Do We Get to Know Our Students?
Participatory museum experiences and museum visitor identity seem to be the focus of much attention of late in the museum educator community. It is something I have given a lot of thought to, and I have enjoyed some thought-provoking conversations
‘De/reskilling’ Artistic Practice and Museum Education: College Students as Museum Interpreters
Karena, a senior at Portland State University, leads us to reflect on a pool of natural light in a gallery at the Portland Art Museum near a Robert Irwin light and space sculpture. The effect is a state of near-meditation.
‘De/reskilling’ Artistic Practice and Museum Education: College Students as Museum Interpreters
Karena, a senior at Portland State University, leads us to reflect on a pool of natural light in a gallery at the Portland Art Museum near a Robert Irwin light and space sculpture. The effect is a state of near-meditation.
Piensa en Arte and Critical Pedagogy
Co-authored with Jessica de la Garza, Museum Educator Advisor for Museo Nacional de San Carlos in Mexico City, Mexico. Utilice este lazo para traducir esta página en español. To what extent is the practice of museum teaching a truly democratic
Piensa en Arte and Critical Pedagogy
Co-authored with Jessica de la Garza, Museum Educator Advisor for Museo Nacional de San Carlos in Mexico City, Mexico. Utilice este lazo para traducir esta página en español. To what extent is the practice of museum teaching a truly democratic
Public Value and Being Human: Gallery Teaching is Core to Our Mission
The other evening I had the honor of seeing Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in conversation with Robert V. Taylor, his student and spiritual leader and author, and the
Public Value and Being Human: Gallery Teaching is Core to Our Mission
The other evening I had the honor of seeing Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in conversation with Robert V. Taylor, his student and spiritual leader and author, and the
Studio Practice: Still at the Core of Art Museum Teaching
It seems like most of the articles, books, and blogs I read on teaching in art museums focus primarily on the methods gallery educators employ to facilitate for visitors what John Dewey would say is “AN experience” with a work
Studio Practice: Still at the Core of Art Museum Teaching
It seems like most of the articles, books, and blogs I read on teaching in art museums focus primarily on the methods gallery educators employ to facilitate for visitors what John Dewey would say is “AN experience” with a work
‘Getting In On the Act’: Exploring Participatory Arts Practice
A recent study published by the James Irvine Foundation (October 2011) entitled Getting In On the Act: How Arts Groups are Creating Opportunities for Active Participation draws insights from nonprofit arts groups and experts to explore a new model for
‘Getting In On the Act’: Exploring Participatory Arts Practice
A recent study published by the James Irvine Foundation (October 2011) entitled Getting In On the Act: How Arts Groups are Creating Opportunities for Active Participation draws insights from nonprofit arts groups and experts to explore a new model for
