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Как ходить в музей. Советы о том, как сделать посещение по-настоящему запоминающимся
«Как ходить в музей» предлагает новые правила поведения в художественном музее. Будь вы новичок или завсегдатай, вы увидите, что в музейном этикете продиктовано здравым смыслом, а что - его отсутствием. Обычная концепция поведения в музее - «иди медленно, но продолжай идти», - едва ли себя оправдывает. Вот почему эта книга призывает вас принять вызов, который бросает нам искусство, сойти с проторенной дорожки и взять инициативу в свои руки.
Вы узнаете, как сделать музейных смотрителей своими союзниками. Научитесь практическому методу отличать хорошее искусство от плохого. Поймете, почему дети способны приоткрыть нам завесу мира скрытого за художественными произведениями. «Как ходить в музей» убедительно демонстрирует, что капля смелости и творческий подход могут сделать ваше посещение по-настоящему запоминающимся. Ведь в конечном счете художественный музей таков, каким вы его себе представляете.
Вы узнаете, как сделать музейных смотрителей своими союзниками. Научитесь практическому методу отличать хорошее искусство от плохого. Поймете, почему дети способны приоткрыть нам завесу мира скрытого за художественными произведениями. «Как ходить в музей» убедительно демонстрирует, что капля смелости и творческий подход могут сделать ваше посещение по-настоящему запоминающимся. Ведь в конечном счете художественный музей таков, каким вы его себе представляете.
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April 22, 2019
Очень загадочная книга, принадлежащая к довольно обширной категории нон-фикшна, для которого очень сложно определить целевую аудиторию. Человек, который собрался в музей первый (ну, второй) раз в жизни и решил делать это "как следует", и человек, который любит обстоятельный, подкрепленный теоретическими знаниями подход ко всему, вероятно, найдут среди 32 двух советов, которые дает Идема, что-нибудь ценное (отрадно, однако, что отношение музеев к фотографии в музеях в общем и целом с момента написания этой книги уже претерпело изменения), а остальным придется наслаждаться только отменной полиграфией и занятными иллюстрациями из музейной жизни. И еще немного о хорошем, с чем сложно не согласиться, читая эту книгу. Идема не принадлежит к людям, которые считают, что искусство должно принадлежать только избранному меньшинству ценителей. Он из тех, кто считает, что поход в музей может быть увлекательнейшим путешествием, полезным досугом, ценным опытом, даже немного бегством от суетной реальности, а искусство - это тема для интересного, бесконечного диалога.
Чтобы сэкономить вам время:
1. Не бойтесь заводить разговоры в музее (разумеется, об искусстве).
2. Фотографируйте, чтобы сохранить воспоминание о своем впечатлении от произведения искусства.
3. Трогайте, если есть возможность (и разрешение!).
4. Не бойтесь выражать свои чувства и эмоции.
5. Берите с собой детей. Особенно на выставки абстрактного искусства.
Чтобы сэкономить вам время:
1. Не бойтесь заводить разговоры в музее (разумеется, об искусстве).
2. Фотографируйте, чтобы сохранить воспоминание о своем впечатлении от произведения искусства.
3. Трогайте, если есть возможность (и разрешение!).
4. Не бойтесь выражать свои чувства и эмоции.
5. Берите с собой детей. Особенно на выставки абстрактного искусства.
December 29, 2025
Tips die ik zeker ga toepassen.Tijdens het lezen krijg je ook direct al het gevoel dat deze tips echt gaan werken en ze doen je afvragen waarom je ze niet eerder toepaste.
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August 2, 2022among other things, imparts the idea that landscape paintings aren't simply precise captures of a scenery but powerful attempts to evoke emotions such as melancholy, nostalgia or pride, and are thus reflections of the "conditions of the spirit."
October 30, 2025
Как будто бы очень поверхностная поп-книжка, но у меня столько идей для работы появилось. И немного поменялся вообще взгляд на музей, и как музей можно менять. Лайк
January 6, 2017
Короткая книга — больше расширенная статья с размышлениями на тему.
June 22, 2022
Unintentionally funny, random read.
February 15, 2020
Як піти до музею і не знудитись - головна мета, яку поставив автор цих практичних порад...і трішки не влучив. Бо за його думками, все, що ми зустрічаємо у виставковому просторі, маємо навчитись використовувати як унікальний набутий досвід: не побоятись підійти до доглядачів (бо ж вони медіуми музейних секретів),заглянути до музейної кав'ярні (тут він трохи загнув, треба щоб і в його досвіді з'явилась порожнина під назвою - не в усіх музеях є кав'ярні, не говорячи про ресторани - welcome to Ukraine, mister), зручно вмоститись на банкетці і визирнути з вікна музею, за яким відкриється пейзаж не згірший від чарівних "Водяних лілій" Моне. Але це більше про ідеальне, а не реальне. Невже, нудження так само не може бути частиною унікального музейного досвіду. Невже його обов'язково потрібно перетворювати у щось таке, за чим ми йдемо до музею (а власне за чим ми туди йдемо?). Щоб відпочити, побути в тиші, познайомитись із чимось новим, дослідити вже давно відоме? І це також, але ми йдемо туди в першу чергу за таким самими досвідом, який шукаємо у будь-якій культурній інституції. Бо ходіння в театр - це не лише про виставу, на концерт - не лише про музику, і тим паче в бібліотеку - не лише про книжки. То чому ж у музеї все має бути так ідеалічно, щоб ми і не знудились, і нам сподобалось, і ми вийшли піднесені чи задоволені? Бо коли ти читаєш цю книжку, здається, що приходячи до музею ти набуваєш лише травматичного досвіду, тому треба робити щось для того, щоб його не було. А чи не варто його прийняти і перетворити на щось таке ж унікальне як і самі заклади. Ця частина не може бути знехтувана, бо тоді ми дійсно ввіпремся у стирильні бездоганні умови, а все що стосується мистецтва - так далеко від них, бо ж воно є відображенням нас - суперечливих і бунтівних, хоча й з устремліннями до вищого та піднесенішого.
April 2, 2017
How To Visit an Art Museum begins with a discussion of The White Cube, a place "free of context" [i.e. clean / neutral / blank slate] within which to view art. I have often felt that viewing art within such a space can imbue the experience with an unnecessary amount of sterility, so it was refreshing that the introduction illustrated this frustration other viewers, art makers, and art critics have come up against.
This book is by no means an academic look at the intricacies of art viewing experiences, but rather acts as the strong hands of a massage, working out the kinks that have the potential to inhibit museum visitors from having fulfilling art viewing experiences. A few of my favorite sections were #7 [How to Process Provocative Art], #11 [Why Your Kid is an Excellent Guide], #10 [The Importance of Finding Your Own Masterpiece], #12 [How to Deal with Artspeak], #13 [On the Added Value of Collection Staff Picks], #22 [Reframing What the Museum Restaurant is About], and especially # 30 [On Pinpointing Your Underlying Motives].
This a beautifully designed and manufactured book, one that I hope to remember to revisit from time to time, especially if I'm about to visit a museum and have not done so in a while.
This book is by no means an academic look at the intricacies of art viewing experiences, but rather acts as the strong hands of a massage, working out the kinks that have the potential to inhibit museum visitors from having fulfilling art viewing experiences. A few of my favorite sections were #7 [How to Process Provocative Art], #11 [Why Your Kid is an Excellent Guide], #10 [The Importance of Finding Your Own Masterpiece], #12 [How to Deal with Artspeak], #13 [On the Added Value of Collection Staff Picks], #22 [Reframing What the Museum Restaurant is About], and especially # 30 [On Pinpointing Your Underlying Motives].
This a beautifully designed and manufactured book, one that I hope to remember to revisit from time to time, especially if I'm about to visit a museum and have not done so in a while.
November 17, 2025
3.5
Myślę, że może być interesującą lekturą dla każdego, kto nieśmiało podchodzi do sztuki dawnej, a sceptycznie do współczesnej. Autor zadaje wiele pytań i raczej na nie nie odpowiada (całe szczęście). Ich nasycenie może przytłoczyć, ale z drugiej strony pokazuje w ten sposób czytelnikowi, że można je sobie w ogóle zadawać. To lekka i przyjemna lektura. Wydawało mi się, że nie potrzebuje takiego przewodnika, bo dobrze odnajduję się w muzealnych przestrzeniach (ale nie w każdej), mimo to znalazłam tam coś dla siebie. Wszystko raczej sprowadza się do tego, że warto ciągle (nawet jak ci się wydaje, że jesteś bardzo otwarty/otwarta) wychodzić ze swojej strefy komfortu. No dobra! :)
Myślę, że może być interesującą lekturą dla każdego, kto nieśmiało podchodzi do sztuki dawnej, a sceptycznie do współczesnej. Autor zadaje wiele pytań i raczej na nie nie odpowiada (całe szczęście). Ich nasycenie może przytłoczyć, ale z drugiej strony pokazuje w ten sposób czytelnikowi, że można je sobie w ogóle zadawać. To lekka i przyjemna lektura. Wydawało mi się, że nie potrzebuje takiego przewodnika, bo dobrze odnajduję się w muzealnych przestrzeniach (ale nie w każdej), mimo to znalazłam tam coś dla siebie. Wszystko raczej sprowadza się do tego, że warto ciągle (nawet jak ci się wydaje, że jesteś bardzo otwarty/otwarta) wychodzić ze swojej strefy komfortu. No dobra! :)
April 3, 2022
I like this little book! It is a compact book, but that makes it accessible to a larger group of people and I think that is great. If you like to read another perspective on how to enjoy and visit a museum, read this!
December 31, 2024
Au delà de "simplement" expliquer comment visiter un musée, l'auteur fournit aussi des adresses de musée qui se laissent visiter différemment.
Je dois avouer que l'idée de louer un enfant pour avoir un point de vue différent sur les oeuvres me fait beaucoup rire.
Aussi, il y a une réelle réflexion sur où commence l'art et ce que l'on peut considérer comme de l'art/ Est-ce qu'une oeuvre d'art est toujours une oeuvre d'art s'il n'y a personne pour l'apprécier ?
+ The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) -> Boston
L'auteur propose aussi de commencer par visiter la boutique des musées.
Cela permet de se familiariser avec ce qui se trouve à l'intérieur du musée et de voir ce sur quoi l'attention est portée afin de ne pas le louper une fois à l'intérieur.
J'ai aussi appris que la raison pour laquelle il est parfois interdit de faire des photos dans les musées est une question de copyright.
Galerie dédiée aux Nymphéas de Monet -> fondation Beyeler proche de Bale en Suisse
Autres musées évoqués :
* Guggenheim Museum, NY
* Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle (Pays-Bas) -> café + art
* MMOMA, NY
* Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
* Insitute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Lvre acheté au Musée National Hungarian Gallery.
Je dois avouer que l'idée de louer un enfant pour avoir un point de vue différent sur les oeuvres me fait beaucoup rire.
Aussi, il y a une réelle réflexion sur où commence l'art et ce que l'on peut considérer comme de l'art/ Est-ce qu'une oeuvre d'art est toujours une oeuvre d'art s'il n'y a personne pour l'apprécier ?
+ The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) -> Boston
L'auteur propose aussi de commencer par visiter la boutique des musées.
Cela permet de se familiariser avec ce qui se trouve à l'intérieur du musée et de voir ce sur quoi l'attention est portée afin de ne pas le louper une fois à l'intérieur.
J'ai aussi appris que la raison pour laquelle il est parfois interdit de faire des photos dans les musées est une question de copyright.
Galerie dédiée aux Nymphéas de Monet -> fondation Beyeler proche de Bale en Suisse
Autres musées évoqués :
* Guggenheim Museum, NY
* Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle (Pays-Bas) -> café + art
* MMOMA, NY
* Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
* Insitute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Lvre acheté au Musée National Hungarian Gallery.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 8, 2019
I liked this little book.
Physically it is fun to read. It fits well in my hand and is full of photos.
The author presents a series of ideas on ways to make visiting art museums more rewarding. I have been visiting art museums for decades and found several new things to try on future visits.
Some highlights:
#4: Look at the face of fellow patrons.
#6: Look at frames: "A painting without a frame is like a soul without a body," Van Gogh once said.
#10: Find your masterpiece: "Nothing is a masterpiece until it's about two hundred years old. A picture is like a tree or a church, you've got to let it grow into a masterpiece."
#13: Ask staff about their picks.
#24: "Most of us are keen to rely on labels and often spend longer on them than looking at the work itself." I thought that was just me.
#26: Read the guest book.
#31: Start your visit in the store. Buy a guide and take it around with you.
Physically it is fun to read. It fits well in my hand and is full of photos.
The author presents a series of ideas on ways to make visiting art museums more rewarding. I have been visiting art museums for decades and found several new things to try on future visits.
Some highlights:
#4: Look at the face of fellow patrons.
#6: Look at frames: "A painting without a frame is like a soul without a body," Van Gogh once said.
#10: Find your masterpiece: "Nothing is a masterpiece until it's about two hundred years old. A picture is like a tree or a church, you've got to let it grow into a masterpiece."
#13: Ask staff about their picks.
#24: "Most of us are keen to rely on labels and often spend longer on them than looking at the work itself." I thought that was just me.
#26: Read the guest book.
#31: Start your visit in the store. Buy a guide and take it around with you.
January 27, 2020
This book is rather thin, and filled with many pages that had few words. If you force yourself hard, I think you can finish the entire book within 2 hours.
The book is interesting. It challenges ones' notion of what visiting an art museum entrails. However, many of the things covered by the book seem to be reaching out to art curators and museums organisers than actual museum goers. Bringing a chair into the museum or having a window in the gallery all seems interesting concepts, except I, as a museum go-er, can't really work on those things.
That said, there are interesting nuggets of information that makes this book interesting. To me, this was about 15% of the book.
Would I read this book if I knew what I would get into? Most probably, but I would spend less time on it. I assume there are better art books out there.
The book is interesting. It challenges ones' notion of what visiting an art museum entrails. However, many of the things covered by the book seem to be reaching out to art curators and museums organisers than actual museum goers. Bringing a chair into the museum or having a window in the gallery all seems interesting concepts, except I, as a museum go-er, can't really work on those things.
That said, there are interesting nuggets of information that makes this book interesting. To me, this was about 15% of the book.
Would I read this book if I knew what I would get into? Most probably, but I would spend less time on it. I assume there are better art books out there.
August 1, 2019
I am not really sure what to think about this book. I saw it in a museum gift shop, picked it up and put it down again. But I kept thinking about it and then bought it at another museum gift shop. Sadly to day I am pretty disappointed in this book. It brings up some good points, but most of the tips where not useful to me at all. For example the book tells you to talk to guards, guides, take your children to the museum and let them guide you and start conversations in the museum yourself. I am not sure what kind of museums this book is talking about, but most of the museums I have been to do not have guided tours and the guards switch on a daily basis.
Perhaps not a complete waste of time and money, but it comes pretty close.
Perhaps not a complete waste of time and money, but it comes pretty close.
November 2, 2022
3.5/5 stars. An extra 0.5 star because I loved the structure of the content.
This book is no definitive guide to enjoying museums. As in the subtitle, the author has tried to give some suggestions to make your visit to the white box more interesting, as the writer likes to describe museums. The structure of the book is quite interesting in itself. The pages are not marked to indicate that each chapter is a mere suggestion, not dependent on others. If the reader wants to start from the back or middle, they can start from whatever catches their interest. That is also one of the suggested ways to appreciate museums.
I do not agree with all the recommended activities, but some certainly caught my eye. I will be trying them out on my next visit.
This book is no definitive guide to enjoying museums. As in the subtitle, the author has tried to give some suggestions to make your visit to the white box more interesting, as the writer likes to describe museums. The structure of the book is quite interesting in itself. The pages are not marked to indicate that each chapter is a mere suggestion, not dependent on others. If the reader wants to start from the back or middle, they can start from whatever catches their interest. That is also one of the suggested ways to appreciate museums.
I do not agree with all the recommended activities, but some certainly caught my eye. I will be trying them out on my next visit.
November 26, 2018
just… don’t know how to give a review. The book is very thin, and takes not too much time to read it. This book gives 32 advices to those who want to those who want to get known of art museum. After reading it I think the advices is not that helpful than I thought. The most inspiring is that we need to observe what arounds the artworks, find help from our little child, the securities and etc. For me, it would be better if it adds some parts like how to read and know the paint, where to begin, how to feel it... (all of them are not mentioned in this book)
March 21, 2020
Well, I was convinced I would hate this book because when I see a thin book that is packed with pictures and it tries to teach me something, I become very biased and very skeptical. Yet, there was something about it that made me want to go to an art museum and try a few of those 32 tips. Honestly, they all were quite generic and many of them, I am sure, museum-goers have used, like reading labels, looking at other people looking at paintings, walking slow... Nevertheless, it's worth reminding us how to make a museum visit more entertaining and meaningful.
December 28, 2020
I did like this book and had forgotten that I needed to finish it. My goal for 2021 is to read the physical books in my home and so I started looking in my bedside table and realized that I had left this little gem at 85% read. It has some great ideas for experiencing art in new ways and 2 tips that I read today will definitely go with me! 1. Take your earphones & pair art & music. 2. Think of the museum as a menu rather than a checklist. Maybe spending time with 5 pieces is all you need today. Great ideas!!
December 11, 2018
I went to art museum in a hush time when I traveled in Copenhagen.
I felt a little regret since I don't know much about how to visit an art museum.
I live in Shanghai, which is a beautiful and vigorous city, there are also many art museums.
When I want to spend more time to enjoy the art, I met this book in my faviourit bookstore.
The author used easy words to show me mind method and the tips to visit an art museum.
I am looking forward to trying these tips for my next visit to art museum.
I felt a little regret since I don't know much about how to visit an art museum.
I live in Shanghai, which is a beautiful and vigorous city, there are also many art museums.
When I want to spend more time to enjoy the art, I met this book in my faviourit bookstore.
The author used easy words to show me mind method and the tips to visit an art museum.
I am looking forward to trying these tips for my next visit to art museum.
December 12, 2018
Reading this booo actually made me very excited to visit an art gallery now. I've always loved art museums and exhibits and I picked up this book to see how I could try to enhance my experience. It has insights that I never thought were an issue, like museum legs and how exhausted we feel after walking in the museum. In this book, I was shown a way to combat museum legs and am now eager to try it out!!
December 22, 2022
I enjoyed this small collection of essays about how to get more out of museum visits. The author encourages readers to talk to museum guards, to sit more and to slow down. He asserts that visiting a museum shouldn’t be about the number of pieces you see; it should be about the pieces you spend time with and question and think about. Worthwhile for folks who might want permission or ideas for doing things differently at a museum next time.
August 23, 2017
Really thoughtful book.
I'm going to experiment with the following on subsequent visits to galleries when I can:
1. Listening to music to draw out emotional, thematic or dramatic aspects of art.
2. Blindfolded tactile art sessions (where allowed)
3. Have a child explain art to me through their interpretation
4. Strike up conversations with strangers
I'm going to experiment with the following on subsequent visits to galleries when I can:
1. Listening to music to draw out emotional, thematic or dramatic aspects of art.
2. Blindfolded tactile art sessions (where allowed)
3. Have a child explain art to me through their interpretation
4. Strike up conversations with strangers
February 25, 2018
Perhaps not a complete waste of time, but pretty darn close to it. I did, however, pick up 2 ideas for the next time I go. But, honestly, do we really need a book to tell us about the museum gift shop and restaurant?
If you find this book for a quarter at some library sale, you might pick it up. Otherwise, you're not really missing too much.
If you find this book for a quarter at some library sale, you might pick it up. Otherwise, you're not really missing too much.
April 11, 2021
Museum designs follow the “white cube” idea. White cube filled with artistic objects, no noise, no distraction. This in turn intimidates audiences, who may not have an art background. But you might be surprised about insights offered by the museum staff, guards and visitors through your conversations with them.
January 12, 2025
Enorm belangrijk om even stil te staan bij hoe we naar kunst kijken en de omgeving die dit faciliteert: het museum. Hoewel sommige tips zich leken te herhalen, zal ik zeker enkele toepassen bij mijn volgende bezoek. Dit boek leert vooral dat het museum geen instituut is om bang van te zijn maar een plek waar je het heft in eigen handen kan nemen en vragen en ondernemen wat je zelf wil.
September 12, 2017
The tips themselves were repetitive and redundant, I found myself skimming over most of the tips. Although there were some interesting insights I wouldn't have thought of or read in other books and now I really want to head out to a museum!
May 5, 2023
Intéressant en certains points, le livre nous mène à réfléchir sur le musée dans sa composition comme ses oeuvres. Cependant, je le trouve un poil optimiste sur la sympathie de visiteurs, le prix du restaurant et de son fameux verre de vin
March 17, 2025
very helpful book! every tiny chapter made me rethink something I havent done in a museum/gallery but now i want to do it. Every chapter is 2 pages so its extremely easy to read. would definitely recommend it.
July 23, 2017
Nice book for learning the ingredients in an art museum.
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