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All Articles: Look With New Eyes at Museums


Museums Tell Stories?
Museums are realizing that they tell stories. Stories about history, science, people, objects, and art. About time! Stories spark curiosity!

The Museum: From Its Origins to the 21st Century
Book called "The Museum: From Its Origins to the 21st Century. Look with new eyes at museums!


How Do I Get There from Here? The Visitor Experience Often Needs Improving
Look with new eyes at wayfinding/navigating in museums. Many museums do it poorly.


Combine Your Hobbies & Interests with Museum Visits for an Improved Visitor Experience
On your next museum visit, find connections between your interests and hobbies and the museum's collection. Look with new eyes at museums!


Making Life Better Through Art: Museums and Wellbeing
Article from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam about improving life through art. Museums and wellbeing go together!


Quilts Galore! Mini Video
Short video showing historic quilts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian. Look with new eyes!


Glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany
Tiffany glass. A mini art history lesson about favrile glass designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Build your art savvy & spark your curiosity.


Pick a Color! Visit a Museum
Use colors as a focus for your next museum visit. You just might notice something unexpected as you look with new eyes!


Help Museums Be Better About the Visitor Experience!
Museums need your feedback about what they're doing right and wrong. Look with new eyes at museums as places that need to hear from you.


Susan's Favorite Museums: Great Art and Excellent Visitor Experiences
Favorite museums. A list of very different museums from around the world. Why visit museums? Because museums like this exist!


Slow, Slow Looking...
Slow looking. Examining art slowly in order to notice new thing, reduce stress, & improve wellness. Do it on your own or as a museum event.


Look Up! Look Down! Peer Around!
Peering at the often unnoticed details in museums can be fulfilling and surprising. And it will spark your curiosity!
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