Symposium: The Art of Engagement

Thursday, November 21, 2006 6:30 p.m. How does the museum context shape audiences' engagement with artworks? What are the expectations placed on the museum experience? What lessons can be gleaned from recent audience studies? This roundtable considers art, the audience, and the museum context. Special attention is given to the challenges of teaching with contemporary art objects in a museum. Program participants include: James Elkins, the E.C. Chadbourne Chair of the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Bonnie Pitman, Deputy Director for Education at the Dallas Museum of Art; and Howard Gardner, the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Moderated by Wendy Woon, Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art. Photo courtesy of Paula Court

Thursday, November 21, 2006 6:30 p.m. How does the museum context shape audiences' engagement with artworks? What are the expectations placed on the museum experience? What lessons can be gleaned from recent audience studies? This roundtable considers art, the audience, and the museum context. Special attention is given to the challenges of teaching with contemporary art objects in a museum. Program participants include: James Elkins, the E.C. Chadbourne Chair of the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Bonnie Pitman, Deputy Director for Education at the Dallas Museum of Art; and Howard Gardner, the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Moderated by Wendy Woon, Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art. Photo courtesy of Paula Court

Thursday, November 21, 2006 6:30 p.m. How does the museum context shape audiences' engagement with artworks? What are the expectations placed on the museum experience? What lessons can be gleaned from recent audience studies? This roundtable considers art, the audience, and the museum context. Special attention is given to the challenges of teaching with contemporary art objects in a museum. Program participants include: James Elkins, the E.C. Chadbourne Chair of the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Bonnie Pitman, Deputy Director for Education at the Dallas Museum of Art; and Howard Gardner, the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Moderated by Wendy Woon, Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art. Photo courtesy of Paula Court

Thursday, November 21, 2006 6:30 p.m. How does the museum context shape audiences' engagement with artworks? What are the expectations placed on the museum experience? What lessons can be gleaned from recent audience studies? This roundtable considers art, the audience, and the museum context. Special attention is given to the challenges of teaching with contemporary art objects in a museum. Program participants include: James Elkins, the E.C. Chadbourne Chair of the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Bonnie Pitman, Deputy Director for Education at the Dallas Museum of Art; and Howard Gardner, the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Moderated by Wendy Woon, Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art. Photo courtesy of Miriam Berkley

Thursday, November 21, 2006 6:30 p.m. How does the museum context shape audiences' engagement with artworks? What are the expectations placed on the museum experience? What lessons can be gleaned from recent audience studies? This roundtable considers art, the audience, and the museum context. Special attention is given to the challenges of teaching with contemporary art objects in a museum. Program participants include: James Elkins, the E.C. Chadbourne Chair of the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Bonnie Pitman, Deputy Director for Education at the Dallas Museum of Art; and Howard Gardner, the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Moderated by Wendy Woon, Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art.