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My Lesson Plan

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Interactive museum visits and what about after....

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Interactive museum visits and what about after....

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Description of the exhibition

''Over 80 sculptures represent the staggering creative power of an artist who really went to town experimenting with a range of materials and techniques. The sculptures conduct a dialogue with paintings, ceramics, photographs and objets d’art from Picasso’s private collection. The exhibition takes a fresh look at a less familiar but very personal aspect of the artist’s oeuvre.''

The way(s) you could make this exhibit more interactive;

I chose 10 sculptures and brought with me objects. Each sculpture became an inspiration for exploration.

Some sculptures looked like bended wire, so I brought wire and after deicovering the sculpture with the kids I gave them the wire. They alla started bending the wire and some of them tried to copy picasso's sculpture.

Another one looked like cut paper so I gave the paper and scissors.

Children are learning by experience. Giving them the materials and the inspiration, listening to their comments and discussions is a great way to start and facilitate the museum experience. Trigger their curiosity, open the domaine of experiences and engage children to the learning process.

''First I start with sheets of paper'' Picasso

After a visit in the Picasso sculptures exhibition. Picasso said ''first I start with sheets of paper'' and the he continued with the other materials. So I created a series of ateliers where the kids would start with the idea of a paper sculpture, then try to represent the same sculpture using clay, then using wire etc..

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Just an idea...
We might want to introduce a theme/ curriculum. A museum visit can be the inspiration, a way to trigger the curiosity of the students and start a project.

It depends on how ready we are as teachers to go on and work on a curriculum proposed by our kids inspired by a museum.

The general theme can be proposed through our choice of museum, for example, ''natural history museum'' and let the kids choose the specific theme/category, for example, ''insects''

Apart from the theme and the curriculum, there are secseve practical things we as teachers have to do beforehand. Visit the museum, learn about fees and transport, one month in advance propose  the visit to the school director; argument the reasons why you wanna take your class to the museum, present the fees, dates and transport. When you have the ok think about the pedagogical objectives and plan your month

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Set clear expectations and ''rules'' based on respect. It is not enough to say that we can't touch the artifacts, we can't scream, we can't run. Have to explain why we can't do all that in the museum. Space and visibility is very important so the choice of the work of art in advance is essential. The theme to focus on might be our curriculum object. The range of activities can go way further than a simple sketch. Real objects to activate the sense of touch and diminish the ''do not touch'' frustration especially for the preschoolers.

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“The magic of a field trip isn’t just the subject. It’s the break in routine and adventure that opens up children’s minds to new things.”

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Picasso Sculptures

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M.1 What would be the best way to fit a museum visit into your curriculum?

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M.1 What would be the best way to fit a museum visit into your curriculum?

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I completely and utterly agree with Nina's Simon vision in her speech on ''Opening up the museums' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=aIcwIH1vZ9w). Many people consider museum as elite institutions for a specific audience. Global accessibility is not easy. There is a big need for opening up the museums. A need to see them as multi-functional, multicultural co-created spaces. Spaces for interaction, for discussion, for exchange, for problem solving and game playing, for amusement and learning.

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Vasarely Expo
''Give me a museum and I'll fill it''

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People who came from different walks of life and brought together through a cultural experience.

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5 senses activities in the museum

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M.1 Museum :a unique learning experience

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M.1 Museum :a unique learning experience

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A cultural space that promotes creative learning methods and social interaction

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Hello beautiful people. I am excited to participate to this amazing training. I am a recently graduated preschool teacher, passionate about education and museums. Powerful, hands on learning!