Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-185) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : what is gallery teaching? -- Group dialogue. Three kinds of dialogue about art -- The structure of open dialogue -- Interrogating the thematic approach -- What counts as a theme in art museum education? -- Facilitating interpretive dialogues : some concrete suggestions -- Negotiating cultural contexts. Negotiating personal and cultural meanings in the museum -- Productive information : making facts matter -- Embodiment and meaning making. How does this artwork make you feel? : considering the role of emotions -- Complete engagement : embodied response and multimodal facilitation -- Originals and their reproductions.
Summary:
"How can museum educators - and others who teach in galleries - facilitate experiences with works of art that are meaningful to viewers? What is the role of dialogue in these experiences? How might educators negotiate divergences between visitors' perspectives and official information? What is the place of emotions and bodily sensations in art viewing? This book positions gallery teaching as a sophisticated endeavour, rooted in sound understandings about the complexities of art interpretation and its mediation"-- Provided by publisher.
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