The Contribution of Art Museums to Art Education

Abstract

Over the years, in recognition of the need to increase opportunities for art education and art learning, schools have endorsed the value of museum learning and its role in facilitating knowledge acquisition and enriching the educational experience of students. Nevertheless, Jordanian schools ignored the enormous advantages of art museums and they consider them as an additional resource for classroom art. The intention of this study is to activate the role of art museums in art education, as such, the study analyzed contribution of art museum as an integral part in teaching art to students and children in particular. Moreover, the issue of educational tours and school visits to art museums were discussed. In order to establish a base for discussion, books and articles on this subject were reviewed. The study revealed that museum learning is not a supplement to art curriculum, instead, museums are a parallel educational system to schools and they have their own potentialities for providing quality programs, therefore, they should be an integral part of any school art curriculum. Collaboration between schools and art museum is the key to achieve a successful art teaching and learning, where students and children acquire different skills as communication, self-expression, criticism and aesthetic judgment.

Investigation of the Attitudes to Contemporary Art of the Students Continuing their Education in the Field of Art Education

“…According to their settlements, the perception levels of the students who grew up in the metropolitan city about contemporary art are higher than the perception levels of the teacher candidates studying in other places. Apart from the building, equipment and trained art educators, the existence of art venues such as exhibition halls and museums that support the cultural activities of the city are also stated as factors affecting the quality of art education (Al-Radaideh, 2012;Aydemir, 2010). In a study, the perceptions of pre-service teachers in the field of visual arts studying in the metropolitan area regarding artistic problems within the scope of contemporary arts developments were found to be higher than those who grew up in other settlements (Herdili, 2014).…”

“…However, as a basic condition, it is emphasized that the courses related to contemporary art are given in sufficient time in the formal education process from the first grade, so that the students gain the necessary sensitivity and attitudes. In addition, attention is drawn to the importance of teaching how to use this knowledge (Al-Radaideh, 2012;Herdili, 2014;Noom, Dekovic & Meeus,2001).…”

“…Yerleşim alanlarına göre büyükşehirde yetişmiş olan öğrencilerin güncel sanata ilişkin algı düzeyleri, diğer yerlerde yetişmiş olan öğretmen adaylarının algı düzeylerinden daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Bina, donanım ve yetişmiş sanat eğitimcilerinin olması dışında, şehrin kültürel aktivitelerini destekleyen sergi salonları, müzeler gibi sanatsal mekânların bulunması sanat eğitimi niteliğini etkilemektedir (Al-Radaideh, 2012;Aydemir, 2010;Herdili, 2014). Sanat eğitimi öğrencileri güncel sanatı yeterli düzeyde takip etmemekte, çalışma yapan sanatçıları tanımamakta farklı yıllarda düzenlenen bienallere çok az sayıda kişi katılım sağlamaktadır (Karasu, 2021).…”

Importance of Art Museum and its Influence on Behavioral Intention of Visitors

“…Over the years, schools have realized the importance of expanding learning opportunities, including extracurricular activities like filed trips and visits. As a result, the entire environment is now viewed as a learning resource, and art museums are part of this large environment and it is unquestionably one of the most significant educational institutions in society (Al-Radaideh, 2012).…”