How to Visit an Art Museum ：Tips for a truly rewarding visit

"Idema challenges us to shape our own view, rather than to necessarily agree with him. After all, sparking the right questions is much more inspiring than providing clear-cut answers." ~Wim Pijbes, General Director Rijksmuseum

The only way to understand art is to go to a museum and look at it, French painter Renoir suggests. But once inside, that is easier said than done. What do you do, when the label simply reads “Untitled, 1973”? Where to look, when a painting offers you a picturesque but undisguised view of a giant vagina? And how to react, when the museum guard stares at you for far too long?

In How to Visit an Art Museum Johan Idema offers a fresh perspective on the art museum. Whether first-timer or frequent visitor, the book demonstrates the sense and nonsense of museum etiquette. The typical museum behavior — “Walk slowly, but keep walking” -is seldom the most rewarding. That's why this book encourages that art presents to us by taking matters into your own hands

Find out how museum guards can be to your advantage. Learn the rule of thumb to distinguish good from bad art. Discover how kids offer you glimpses of the world hidden behind an artwork. How to Visit an Art Museum shows you how a little courage and creativity can make your museum visit truly worthwhile. Ultimately, a museum is what you make it.

• Author
• Johan Idema

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 144

• Publisher
• BIS Publishers

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9789063693558

• Genres
• art, travel, reference

• Release date
• 2014