Moving Every Body: Embodied Engagement in Museums and Garden
Monday, May 20, 2019
Museum professionals and researchers are exploring the body as a tool for sense-making, reflection, and connection. Integrating movement, mindfulness practices, immersive play, and performance into programs allows staff and visitors to respond to collections, the space, and each other in creative ways. In this session, learn about the developing practices and theories that view the body as a resource for engagement. Identify connections between embodied learning and your institution’s mission, and take home simple exercises you can try with staff and visitors.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify points of intersection between embodied engagement and the mission and vision of their institutions.
- Practice movement activities that you can use with staff and visitors.
- Implement embodied programs that are grounded in theory, pedagogical research, and personal practice.
Panelists
Claire Alrich
Director of Programs and Operations
Friends of the U.S. Botanic Garden
calrich@aoc.gov
www.clairealrich.com
Janna Doherty
Early Childhood Program Manager
Museum of Science, Boston
jdoherty@mos.org
Brian Hogarth
Director, Leadership in Museum Education
Bank Street College Graduate School of Education
bhogarth@bankstreet.edu
Lindsay Lindberg
PhD student, Urban Schooling Division
UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
lindsayelindberg@gmail.com
Zoe Silverman
Independent Museum Educator
zoe.s.silverman@gmail.com
mindfulmuseums.com
Alex Torres
Education Specialist
United States Botanic Garden
atorres@aoc.gov
References
- Bresler, L. (ed) (2004) Knowing Bodies, Moving Minds. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Dewey, J. (1944) Democracy and Education. New York: The Free Press (original published in 1916)
- Foucault, M. (1995) Discipline and Punishment. New York: Random House (Vintage).
- Freedberg, D. and V. Gallese (2007) “Motion, Emotion and Empathy in Aesthetic Experience” in Trends in Cognitive Science. Vol 11, No. 5 pp 197-203.
- Groys, B. (2018) “Curating in the Post-Internet Age” in e-flux journal, #94 October 2018
- Merleau-Ponty, M. Phenomenology of Perception. New York: Routledge. (original published in 1945)
- Stolz, S. (2015) “Embodied Learning” in Educational Philosophy and Theory. Vol 47, No. 5 pp 474-487
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