Making the most of the museum experience

Debra Lauterbach
Anne Lock
Ricardo Yi
People come to art museums to learn about art.
But museums can be overwhelming.
It can be hard to remember details of what you’ve seen.
Though people want to remember.
Visitors must balance learning about art with spending
time actually looking at the art.
Goals
Enhance art appreciation
Integrate with museum
experience
Make museum
experiences personal and
meaningful
Target Audience
Adult with an interest in art, but no formal training
Have only basic knowledge of art
iPhone users
Learning Goals:

• Understand and use the vocabulary of

art
• Recognize the elements of design and
explain how they are being used in a
given work of art
• Discuss works of art in a historical and
cultural context
• Recognize master works of art
• Recognize and be able to differentiate
between the major styles of art and the
major artists within each style
Plan
Create an iPhone application to use while at an art museum
Questions?