Art Gallery Plan: Art Museums Museums and art galleries

4) Students will get inspired

Art provides inspiration for children and for adults. Plenty of artists, musicians, and creatives have sourced inspiration from museums and galleries.

Many galleries have interactive zones where students can create and learn from the environment around them. They can do this in a space where creativity is valued, without the outside distractions of the real world.

5) Art changes how we see to word

Often people complain about children not being taught life skills in schools. Art boosts the emotional intelligence of people who experience it, giving them experiences of empathy and exposing them to new worldviews and ideas. These are some of the key skills people use to function in society. Even if your child doesn’t aspire to be an artist or work in the art world, visiting art galleries can be hugely beneficial for their personal development.

Not only will it help them develop personally, but it will also give them a greater sense of the historical identity they hold, as well as the identities of others. Seeing art made by your own culture, and the cultures of others, can really help contextualise your place in the world, what ideologies were held in the past, and how the human experience has changed.

Even if a piece of art isn’t interesting or relatable to you, it can give you insights into other times and yourself. Why isn’t the work relatable to you? What experiences did the artist have that you don’t resonate with? What does that say about the world they live in versus the world you live in? All of these things help build a strong sense of historical and personal identity.

These are just some of the enormous benefits of visiting an art gallery for educational purposes. The value of galleries is definitely not limited to this list, so grab your students and go visit one!

Ever since the period of the Renaissance in Europe, the indivisible relationship between art and architecture has long been heatedly discussed and vividly reflected in numerous classical books and buildings. With the deep connection that unites art and architecture together, designers, artists, and architects have been actively collaborating and came up with solutions on how.

The SO – IL-designed 21,000 square foot multi-building “art campus” in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is set to open on June 5th, 2021, with construction projected to conclude by May 2021. Serving as the Amant Foundation’s new headquarters, the complex will host exhibitions, public events, archival projects, performances, and residency programs.