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Activity-based teaching in the art museum : movement, embodiment, emotion /

"Blends theory and practice to help educators--from teachers and docents to curators and parents--create meaningful interpretive activities for museum visitors of all ages"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kai-Kee, Elliott (Author), Latina, Lissa (Author), Sadoyan, Lilit (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2020]
Subjects:
Art museums > Educational aspects.
Art > Study and teaching > Activity programs.
Art > Study and teaching > Philosophy.
Art museum visitors > Education.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Timothy Potts
  • Introduction
  • History
  • The modern history of presence and meaning
  • A new age in museum education: the 1960s and 1970s
  • Theory
  • Starts and stops
  • A theory of play in the museum
  • Aspects of play
  • Embodiment, affordances
  • Skills
  • Movement
  • The senses
  • Drawing in the museum
  • Emotion
  • Empathy and intersubjectivity
  • Mindful looking.