In an increasingly sped-up world, SA's youth can learn critical cognitive and experiential skills when engaging with well managed art museums
Art and other museums are often challenged to reflect on their roles in society and the relevance of their collections and programming. In this context, it is worth reflecting on why museum learning still matters.
Indeed, art education involves far more than simply exposing young people to art and visual culture, or boosting art appreciation. Learning in the art museum can leverage learning outside of the museum, equipping young people with a host of transferable skills that they can apply in other areas of school, work and future life. These include visual literacy and critical and conceptual thinking, among many others.
Our approach towards teaching views learners as active agents who construct their knowledge through making sense of their experiences in the world in and beyond the classroom.
Studies in museum education show that group dialogues about art, when well facilitated, can help promote observation; description; association with prior knowledge or experience; interpretation; hypothesis; comparison; evidentiary reasoning; extended focus; deliberation; and openness to different perspectives and possibilities.
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