The Powerhouse talks After noon series continues this week with a look at learning in museums.
Helen Whitty, Producer Public Programs, Powerhouse Museum
Dr Lynda Kelly, Head of the Australian Museum Audience Research Centre
Someone once said that visitors don’t come to the Museum to look at objects, they come to find themselves. If this is so, how can we best help them find their way amongst the labyrinth that is the Museum? Museums present a different context for learning, often described as free-choice learning environments visited by a range of people. Through access to objects, knowledge and information visitors can see themselves and their culture reflected in ways that encourages new connections, meaning making and learning. Lynda will uncover the results of her thesis where she looked closely at how adult visitors describe learning and how they position this learning in relation to themselves. Her research primarily focused on visitors and exhibitions. Helen meanwhile will look at how public programs have responded to the visitors’ search for themselves, their interests, enjoyment and yes, learning.
Time: 12.30
Date: Wednesday 12 November
Free with Museum entry
Tags: learning, museum, Powerhouse, programs
