CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iv
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vi
4. EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION x
5. Part One EXPERIENCING EDUCATION IN THE MUSEUM xvi
6. Chapter One EXPERIENCE TO ENCOUNTER: THE MUSEUM AS PERFORMATIVE SPACE 1
7. Chapter Two TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM: EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNAL SPACES 17
8. Chapter Three FINDING EMPATHY IN ART: HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE 29
9. Part Two THE MUSEUM AS EXPERIENTIAL SPACE
10. Chapter Four KNOW THYSELF: IDENTIFYING WITH THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY’S YOU! THE EXPERIENCE 43
11. Chapter Five MUSEUM CONSTELLATIONS: HOW DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY PROGRAMS BUILD AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS 55
12. Chapter Six AWAKENING OUR SENSE OF TOUCH 65
13. Part Three THE MUSEUM AS A SITE OF RE-EXPERIENCING
14. Chapter Seven “A POWER IN THE PLACE”: DISRUPTING THE SILENCE AND MEMORIALIZING LEGACY 79
15. Chapter Eight THE ICONIZATION OF A MONUMENT: THE MIQUA IN COLOGNE, BETWEEN INTERPRETATION AND IMAGINATION 91
16. Chapter Nine A LABOUR OF LOVE: (RE)BIRTHING THE BABIES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S DESTITUTE ASYLUM 103
17. Part Four WITHIN (AND WITHOUT) MUSEUM WALLS
18. Chapter Ten BOTH WAYS: GROWING ART AND COMMUNITY THROUGH TOUCH 121
19. Chapter Eleven “THE ARC OF PROMISE”: AWAKENING THE HEART THROUGH ART 133
20. Chapter Twelve CRAFTING COMMUNITY, CONNECTION, COMPASSION IN A PANDEMIC 145
21. FURTHER READING 159
22. INDEX 163