I continue to look into how museums impact art education, and vice versa. I also am continuing to look into the concept of accessibility for visitors of a museum. For the museum that I will be focusing on, I have narrowed it down and have decided to focus in on MoMA.  While it is an extremely well known institution, I feel that that can contribute to my research and better allow for me to see the transitions and change in approaches that it has and continues to utilize. I am already a little familiar with some of the outreach programs and teaching opportunities offered by MoMA but I still need to look more into the programs offered by the museum. In the next couple of weeks, I hope to be able to find out more information and visit the museum to take specific notes on the set up/space of the museum and how the visitors are either encouraged or discouraged in their visitation. These notes will comprise of observations both written and photographic. I also will investigate into the various programs offered by the museum and have considered also looking into specific individuals that have played a role in the museum’s educational department, noting key differences in approaches and programs enacted under their supervision (I am still unsure of this part of the research). Again, with being such a well known institution, I am more likely to find more visible signs of change that have been enacted over the years in their teaching approaches, just like art education’s own re-conceptualization.

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  1. Lindsay,
    This is a great start and I agree with you that your data collection via notes, photos, and observations will be informative while also revealing paths to pursue. So, just know that you will be looking for the differences in approaches and that this will become revealed through the process of study. The roles in which specific individuals play may be less influential as would be the content, design, layout, supply of information pertaining to the specific programs that you find to be most interesting/beneficial to study – and you will have to determine the criteria concerning how to select these programs based upon content, design, layout, and supply of information.
    Kevin

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