Humanities, September 1st, 2000
Virtual Art at the Seattle Museum
The Seattle Art Museum is changing the way people use museums and see exhibitions.
A new website teaches children in grades six through ten how to create their own exhibitions. With the click of a paintbrush, students go through a stepby-step curatorial process. Guided by animated characters-- Mona and Pablo-students choose digital images from the museum's permanent collection. They can take their time collecting and returning to a notebook until the selection is complete. "Eventually they create their own exhibition and voila! With all the work they have do...
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