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The Art of Speaking: a new approach to language learning through art

Josep Maria Planas A group of students stand in front of a painting in the museum, and after observing it for a while they begin talking about what they see, directed by their teacher, who this time changes his or her role for that of a facilitator.  The participants are making up stories, discovering enigmas,…

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Author: Josep Maria Planas

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) a necessary educational methodology

la metodologia VTS

Esther Fuertes In times of confinement and social distancing we give even more value to methodologies such as Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) that have helped make museums a place to dialogue, to share emotions, and to be with others. The VTS are part of the mediation actions with our visitors carried out by the museum’s…

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Author: Esther Fuertes

We take care of mental health in the Museu d’Art de Cerdanyola: Workshop of artistic therapy

Lourdes Lopetegui It is now one year since the edition in the Museu Nacional of the course, Introduction to Arts in Health. Creation and management of programmes in mental health: anxiety and depression disorders, aimed at professionals of culture and health. Lourdes Lopetegui, psychologist, attended and explained the experience of organising an activity in the…

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Author: Z_ Guest blogger

Not all the spoons are the same

The teacher and writer Josep-Francesc Delgado shares his experience as a participant in the educational programme “The art of speaking”.  This programme developed by the museum, in collaboration with the Department of Education, began during the last course in an experimental way.  The main aim is to improve the oral expression of the students from…

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Author: Z_ Guest blogger

Working for change: the laboratory of education

Esther Fuertes Let’s talk about learning «The museum of the 21st century is not a temple, it’s not a school, it’s not media.  It’s a public sphere for life-long learning.» Michele Antoine, director of exhibitions of the Universcience France, began a talk in this way and presented the museum as a privileged place to nurture…

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Author: Esther Fuertes

Three years of Tàndem: the school and the museum, partners in education

Tàndem: art i museu

Esther Fuertes The year that has just ended marks the milestone of three years of intense collaboration between the museum and the Miquel Bleach School in the framework of the Escoles Tàndem (Tandem Schools) programme. During this time we have worked for art and heritage to become important in the teachers’ training and in the…

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Author: Esther Fuertes

Visual Thinking Strategies: looking, thinking and communicating through art

We are in the Escola Miquel Bleach, and we invite you to participate in a session of VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies), within the framework of the Tàndem Project which is being carried out by this school with the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Everything is ready for the activity. They are 4th year Primary students….

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Author: Z_ Guest blogger