Ignite the Power of Art by Bonnie Pitman

Ignite the Power of Art by Bonnie Pitman

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Summary

How do visitors like to experience art? What makes for an enriching museum visit? The Dallas Museum of Art undertook a seven-year research initiative to answer these questions, examining how people connect with art and identifying preferences and differing behaviours. This book publishes these findings.

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Ignite the Power of Art by Bonnie Pitman

How do visitors like to experience art? What makes for an enriching museum visit? The Dallas Museum of Art undertook a seven-year research initiative to answer these questions, examining how people connect with art and identifying preferences and differing behaviours. This book publishes these findings.
"Bonnie Pitman writes with a leader's analytic vision and capitalizes on the institutional experience of the Dallas Museum of Art's staff and an overall commitment to research. . . This book adds to a growing museum theory base of different ways to think about visitors."—Susy Watts, Museum -- Susy Watts * Museum *
Bonnie Pitman is the Eugene McDermott Director at the Dallas Museum of Art and serves on the Board of American Association of Museums. Ellen Hirzy is an independent writer and editor for museums, arts organizations, and other nonprofits.
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ISBN 13 9780300167542
ISBN 10 0300167547
Title Ignite the Power of Art
Author Bonnie Pitman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2011-01-24
Number of pages 238
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.