Museum Education - Museum Questions
I spent the first 15 years of my museum career working as a museum educator, and I am passionate about this work. Below are resources I have been creating for conferences and workshops, as well as on the Museum Questions Blog, that support museum educators in their work. Recent and upcoming projects include SEED:Baltimore, resources…
What does a museum educator do? (And do we need them?)
Jul 23, 2014 · Director / Chair of Education (Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Baltimore Museum of Art): This is a traditional title, still the most common, but it is being rethought presumably because it does not do a very good job of describing what it is museum educators do. It dates back to a time when educators primarily ran lectures and ...
What does it take to create a great education program
Sep 25, 2017 · Most recently I served as Founding Director of the Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum, in Peoria, Illinois. Prior to that I worked as Head of Education at the Noguchi Museum, and Senior Manager of Learning Through Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. While at the Guggenheim Museum I wrote a book, Looking at Art in the Classroom.
Museum Education – Museum Questions
Aug 3, 2023 · My last post, on the role of education research in planning museum programs, sparked debate in person and on LinkedIn about whether museums emphasize content knowledge or an understanding of pedagogy when hiring, training, and supporting museum education staff. For better or worse, it’s essential that museum educators know both.
Lessons in Listening – Museum Questions
Oct 23, 2024 · As a learning designer, Miriam partners with people and organizations to design impactful programs, leadership, and organizational structures that strengthen the ability to lead, learn, and make social impact. Miriam is a facilitator, coach, strategist, and curriculum writer with backgrounds in museum education and human resources.
Schools and Museums: Goals for Students – Museum Questions
Jan 19, 2015 · In a recent National Art Education Association Museum Education Division Peer 2 Peer “hangout” on the topic of readings for training staff to lead tours, one person asked about whether inquiry-based philosophies were shared by co-workers institution-wide. This question was greeted with a few laughs and – it seemed – the general ...
What is engagement, and when is it meaningful? - Museum …
Aug 20, 2014 · Most recently I served as Founding Director of the Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum, in Peoria, Illinois. Prior to that I worked as Head of Education at the Noguchi Museum, and Senior Manager of Learning Through Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. While at the Guggenheim Museum I wrote a book, Looking at Art in the Classroom.
Schools and Museums: Can Museums Teach Content to School …
Jan 26, 2015 · I am an Assistant Curator at a Museum in Canada and was an Educator/Historical Interpreter/Education Interpreter (I took on many roles) prior to that. When writing educational programming it is standard practice for Museums here to follow the curriculum of the school boards and they are easily accessible via websites for the different provinces.
What is an “Interpreter in Residence?” Interview ... - Museum …
Oct 11, 2016 · Most recently I served as Founding Director of the Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum, in Peoria, Illinois. Prior to that I worked as Head of Education at the Noguchi Museum, and Senior Manager of Learning Through Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. While at the Guggenheim Museum I wrote a book, Looking at Art in the Classroom.
What do museum educators need to know? – Museum Questions
Apr 10, 2023 · There is a chapter Educating the Art Museum Educator. Not an easy undertaking – the vast array of backgrounds of museum educators is both a pitfall as well as an important and amazing opportunity for great interpretation and program development. The greatest problem – museum education never stops reinventing the wheel