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What do you notice? What type of clothes is she wearing? How old is she? Does she have any purposeful cosmetic flaws?

These are questions that anyone could ask themselves as they analyze this sculpture to figure out the context. These is no need for prior knowledge, however it would be preferred when using the exhibits as learning experiences for students.

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Think of an art museum or art in general. Art is something to be interpreted and enjoyed. Often artists will use themes or objects to convey various feelings or ideas that would be interpreted by the consumer.

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Fact #2

Museums that cater to younger audiences often have quiet learning areas for the shy kids and louder areas for the rambunctious ones. An example of such museums is the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester NY

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At the louvre audio tours are offered in a multitude of languages. The placards next to the exhibitions are written in English. This allows for a more diverse audience and easier access to fully understand the exhibits.

Not to mention it is pretty cool to play around with a DS!

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“The word “art” is something the West has never understood. Art is supposed to be a part of a community. Like, scholars are supposed to be a part of a community… Art is to decorate people’s houses, their skin, their clothes, to make them expand their minds, and it’s supposed to be right in the community, where they can have it when they want it… It’s supposed to be as essential as a grocery store… that’s the only way art can function naturally.”

— Amiri Baraka  (via gothhabiba)

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“One thing I wish someone told me is that we’re all kind of making it up as we go and the most important ingredient you need to start something impactful is to know why you are doing it. If you can answer why you’ve got what you need to make a start.”

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Shea Christner, Designer of Open Air Museum

(via thestyleline)

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Visited the ruins of a 11th century castle today in Wales! Explored every nook and cranny to see all that was left of this ancient structure. Using prior knowledge I explored, along with the child seen in the photo, and guessed at what part of the structure we may be in. Who lived here? What was their day to day life like?

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One popular phenomenon is finding your doppelganger in art museums. This is a great way to personalize your learning. It is also fun to go around with friends in a museum trying to find out who has a doppelganger!

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Throwback to last year at the Louvre when I saw a little girl sitting on the ground looking up to the statue of the goddess Athena. Probably the most Renaissance-like and powerful picture I ever took. 

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You are never too young to wonder and learn. Museums hold content for all ages! You can go back year after year to the same exhibits and learn something new! As you grow your depth of knowledge expands, and so will the experiences you will have!

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Did you know that you use visual literacy everyday? Reading, texting, and deciphering signs all contribute to visual literacy!

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Fun Fact #1

You do not need to know anything about the exhibit you are looking at! There are placards in the general vicinity of the exhibit as well as docents (museum staff) that are willing to help you learn more about the exhibit.

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@fran.schwrz and @violettefacethemoon in Milan, Italy

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Recreating painting and/or sculpture help with long term knowledge by making the experience kinetics learning!

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To me, some of the responses to the Notre-Dame fire seemed very short-sighted. It’s neither the end of the world nor something to be celebrated. I was listening to two Syrian men being interviewed about the destruction in their country, and they said ‘it’s controversial, you could see it as selfish to look at the loss of some stones and not the loss of people - but it’s still a sadness. It’s a kind of regret, it’s not the same grief as when people die. The feeling of sadness is even greater when you realise the country has not been only losing its future, but also a significant part of its past.’ It’s ok to feel grief and loss when a part of a people’s history and shared heritage is lost, and I don’t really think it’s excusable to mock anyone who mourns these events, or celebrate them happning because of the wrongs that have been commited, historically and in modernity, by some social or political elements of the same society. That kind of black and white thinking plays exactly into the same repeating narrative of retribution, blame and further loss. In light of what I have heard and read the past few days, good and bad, I have made a post to highlight some of the other lost, ransacked, gutted, broken buildings and monuments, great and small, from other cultures across the world. From top to bottom they are:

The Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, England, destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th Century

The National Palace, Haiti, destroyed by earthquake in 2010

Ergen Church, Armenia, abandoned by the 1700′s and damaged during the second world war.

Tunkasila Sakpe (the Six Grandfathers), USA, taken illegally from the Lakota Sioux Nation and carved into mount rushmore between 1927-1941.

The Dresden Frauenkirche, Germany, destroyed in the bombing of Dresden and left as a war memorial. Rebuilt in the 1990′s as a symbol of a re-unified Germany.

The Parthenon, Greece, damaged extensively in the Turkish War of the 17th century, then defaced and looted by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin in the 19th century.

The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Iraq, which stood for over 850 years before being destroyed during the Battle of Mosul, 2017.

The Ancient City of Palmyra, extensively destroyed from 2015 onwards during the Syrian Civil War.

The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, destroyed in two fires between 2014 and 2018.

The National Museum of Brazil, Brazil, Destroyed by fire in 2018.

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So much history has been lost over the years :(

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victoria and albert museum, england

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Museums come in various shapes and formats. The Shakespearean village, Stratford-upon-avon, excellently preserves the historic birthplace of the infamous William Shakespeare. This picture is located right outside of the house he was born in! Like any other museum there are docents and placards giving information. However, this type of museum literally brings you back into the steps of those who used to live there. This often gives a more natural and authentic experience.

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Most of the other visitors were chained to their audio guides, looking only at what their little headsets told them was worth seeing.

Dara Horn, The World to Come