Comments on: Top 5 Museum books http://weheartbooks.com/2008/09/09/top-5-museum-books/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: susan benford http://weheartbooks.com/2008/09/09/top-5-museum-books/comment-page-1/#comment-979 susan benford Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:04:07 +0000 http://weheartbooks.com/?p=974#comment-979 Clare, Great list! i wanted to suggest another idea for getting children to love museum visits. when my boys were young, we'd start each visit in the gift shop (of all places!). i'd let each boy select three postcards of paintings, and then we'd start on a "Treasure Hunt" to find them. they loved the exploration and challenge, and i loved seeing so much of the museum with them so happy. i ended up transforming this idea into a business that makes art history flashcards of famous paintings -- it gives an instant itinerary of what to see in all the major museums. Susan Benford www.themasterpiececards.com Clare,
Great list! i wanted to suggest another idea for getting children to love museum visits. when my boys were young, we’d start each visit in the gift shop (of all places!). i’d let each boy select three postcards of paintings, and then we’d start on a “Treasure Hunt” to find them. they loved the exploration and challenge, and i loved seeing so much of the museum with them so happy.

i ended up transforming this idea into a business that makes art history flashcards of famous paintings — it gives an instant itinerary of what to see in all the major museums.

Susan Benford
http://www.themasterpiececards.com

]]> By: Sue http://weheartbooks.com/2008/09/09/top-5-museum-books/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Sue Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:15:47 +0000 http://weheartbooks.com/?p=974#comment-962 Having an interest both in museums and children' books, I have quite a large collection of books in this genre, some of which overlap with the ones Clare mnetions. I think I am right in saying that the National Gallery of Victoria no longer has the 'mouse holes' mentioned in 'Roy and Matilda' but this doesn't really detract in the value of this particular book as an introduction to a visit to the NGV in Melbourne and to some of Australia's iconic pieces. If you are a local (ie. a Melbournian), then the NGV (St Kilda Road) has a great short series of books interfacing art with ABC, shapes, colours, animals etc. And at Fed Square there is a great ABC book based on Elaine Russell's wonderful colourful, naive-style paintings based on her childhood memories of growing up on a mission in central Australia. Elaine now lives in Sydney and some of her work is part of the indigenous component of the Australian Museum in Canberra. Having an interest both in museums and children’ books, I have quite a large collection of books in this genre, some of which overlap with the ones Clare mnetions.
I think I am right in saying that the National Gallery of Victoria no longer has the ‘mouse holes’ mentioned in ‘Roy and Matilda’ but this doesn’t really detract in the value of this particular book as an introduction to a visit to the NGV in Melbourne and to some of Australia’s iconic pieces.
If you are a local (ie. a Melbournian), then the NGV (St Kilda Road) has a great short series of books interfacing art with ABC, shapes, colours, animals etc. And at Fed Square there is a great ABC book based on Elaine Russell’s wonderful colourful, naive-style paintings based on her childhood memories of growing up on a mission in central Australia. Elaine now lives in Sydney and some of her work is part of the indigenous component of the Australian Museum in Canberra.

]]> By: Anamaria http://weheartbooks.com/2008/09/09/top-5-museum-books/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Anamaria Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:50:30 +0000 http://weheartbooks.com/?p=974#comment-953 This is terrific list, thank you. We like museum books, too: The Can You Find It? books put out by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York really encourage looking closely at works of art, and are great for long trips, too. This is terrific list, thank you. We like museum books, too: The Can You Find It? books put out by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York really encourage looking closely at works of art, and are great for long trips, too.

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