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English, Spanish; Castilian, Chinese, Portuguese
Topics
Architecture, Museums, Educational paradigms

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Contemporary Museum Education

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5 Sessions / 10 hours of work per session
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Beginner
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English, Spanish; Castilian, Chinese, Portuguese
Topics
Architecture, Museums, Educational paradigms

Not available for purchase in India

Course Description

This class provides a theoretical and practical understanding of the growing field of contemporary museum education. It includes an examination of the changes occurring in art and design educational paradigms within the museum world, the evolving nature of museums as institutions with educational missions, along with learning and interpretive theories unique to the museum context. The class provides an extensive hands-on component devoted to the special methods, practices, and skills associated with teaching with artworks, and in designing educational material, projects, programs and innovative learning experiences within the art and design museum settings. The course also explores critical issues facing the field through theory, practice, and the analysis of case studies, including audience diversity, collaboration with schools and communities, the rethinking of museum missions and practices, and the potential for innovation and avant-garde practice within the field.


For a more in-depth summary of this course, take a look at the following statement written by Amir Parsa:

Onwards with that Spunkedelic Avant-garde Museographic Practices Œmnibus

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Session 1: Principles, Foundations, and the Contemporary Museum Educator (April 2, 2024)
This session includes an introduction to the components, history and function of museum education.
6 lessons
1. Introduction + Situating the Field
2. Questions About Museum Experiences
3. Components, Characteristics and Uses of Museum Education
4. Various Aspects of Learning in Different Educational Settings + the Artist/Educator
5. Signposts in the History of Museum Education
6. Review of Course Assignments (Premium Exclusive)
Session 2: Curating the Learning Experience (April 9, 2024)
This session will focus on designing gallery learning experiences and engaging museum audiences.
6 lessons
1. Overview (Premium Exclusive)
2. Audiences and Program Types (Premium Exclusive)
3. Design and Performance of a Gallery Learning Experience (Premium Exclusive)
4. Experiencing and Analyzing the Work (Premium Exclusive)
5. Examining One Artwork at the Whitney Museum with Heather Maxson (Premium Exclusive)
6. Session/Assignment Recap (Premium Exclusive)
Session 3: Expansion and Transformation of the Gallery Learning Experience (GLEx) (April 16, 2024)
This session will explore further variations of the Gallery Learning Experience and how to develop critical educational and museographic practices in museum settings.
9 lessons
1. Overview (Premium Exclusive)
2. Working with and Adapting to Different Audiences and Contexts (Premium Exclusive)
3. Learning for the Unguided Visitor (Premium Exclusive)
4. Variations on the Structure and Elements of the GLEx (Premium Exclusive)
5. Discussing an Ancient Portrait at the Brooklyn Museum (Premium Exclusive)
6. Artmaking Activities and Workshops (Premium Exclusive)
7. Museographic Practices and Critical Problematics (Premium Exclusive)
8. Contemporary Issues & Learning at Pratt Manhattan Gallery (Premium Exclusive)
9. Assignment #3: Mini GLEx (Premium Exclusive)
Session 4: Beyond Teaching and the Museum Education Environment (April 23, 2024)
This session will cover how museum education and curation come together, along with examples of educational resources outside of the museum environment.
7 lessons
1. Introduction (Premium Exclusive)
2. Education and Curation (Premium Exclusive)
3. Education and the Contemporary Gallery (Premium Exclusive)
4. Educational Material + Resources + Spaces (Premium Exclusive)
5. Conversations with Former Students (Premium Exclusive)
6. Culminating Project: Creation of a GLEx and the Citizen Educator (Premium Exclusive)
7. Review + Overtures (Premium Exclusive)
Session 5: New Frontiers and Innovations in Museum Education (April 30, 2024)
In the final session, we will go over the potential of new innovations in museum education, and the future of museum education in the ecosystem of learning as a whole.
7 lessons
1. On New Museum Education and New Museology (Premium Exclusive)
2. New Audiences and Community Programs (Premium Exclusive)
3. Alternative GLExes, the Unguided Experience, and Suites of GLExes (Premium Exclusive)
4. Programs and Learning Opportunities Unique to Museums (Premium Exclusive)
5. Museum Education in the Ecosystem of Education and Culture (Premium Exclusive)
6. A New Adventure: New Concepts and New Frameworks (Premium Exclusive)
7. Course Summary + Overtures (Premium Exclusive)
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Learning Outcomes

Below you will find an overview of the Learning Outcomes you will achieve as you complete this course.

Instructors And Guests
What You Need to Take This Course
  • An interest in museums and learning in museums
  • Physical access to museums
  • Computer and internet access
  • Word processing program that can export .docx files (Microsoft Word, Pages, Google Docs (free!), etc)
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