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Looking at Art with Fresh Eyes
April 19, 2006
There’s nothing like looking at artworks with fresh eyes—or, at least, watching others look with fresh eyes. Last Wednesday, the AP Art History class from The Holton-Arms School and Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, visited SAAM’s Renwick Gallery. After touring the Grant Wood exhibition and the Renwick’s craft galleries, each student “adopted” a work of art. The fruits of their experiences will be short podcasts, a selection of which will be posted on our site. (We’ll let you know when they are up.)
What struck me was the awe with which the students looked around them. Clearly, the best museums inspire that reaction—an amazement at the beauty of both the space and the artworks. But speaking as a museum staff member, in our rush and bustle through galleries, we often lose that sense of wonder.
Posted by Cassandra on April 19, 2006 in American Art Here
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Looking for Smithsonian Pod Casts? The Hirshhorn has quite a few, take a listen.
Posted by: Joanna | Apr 20, 2006
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