{"product_id":"mindful-eye-playful-eye-101-amazing-museum-activities-for-discovery-connection-and-insight-9781588347626","title":"Mindful Eye, Playful Eye: 101 Amazing Museum Activities for Discovery, Connection, and Insight","description":"\u003cb\u003eExperience art and design as you've never experienced them before with 101 imaginative, mindfulness-based practices that will engage your senses, open your mind, and transform your next museum visit\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwitch off your phone, take a deep breath, and prepare for adventure. \u003ci\u003eMindful Eye, Playful Eye \u003c\/i\u003einvites readers on a thoughtful journey through museums, with 101 practices designed to nurture the development of attention, creativity, and compassion. This book encourages a playful and reflective approach to the museum experience of viewing art, sculptures, fossils, jewelry, aircraft, and more, including suggestions to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImagine an object features prominently in a film or novel. What role does it play in a love story, thriller, and sci-fi?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePose to mirror a piece and consider the sensations that arise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncounter as many objects as you can while holding your breath.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitch between scientific and empathic modes of viewing an object.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActivities include instructions for both individual and partnered exploration. Whether frequenting a favorite museum or exploring an unfamiliar one, this book will enrich solo trips and add a unique element of connection to romantic or friend dates. Practices are divided into 5 categories: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBody\u003c\/b\u003e explores how your body responds to museum objects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVision\u003c\/b\u003e challenges established visual habits and encourages experimentation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMind\u003c\/b\u003e focuses on thoughts and feelings that animate your inner world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImagination\u003c\/b\u003e encourages you to imagine new ways of being.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAction\u003c\/b\u003e transforms you into an art maker and performance artist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe practices can be performed in any museum in the world. \u003ci\u003eMindful Eye, Playful Eye \u003c\/i\u003eempowers museumgoers to encounter museum collections, themselves, and each other with heightened awareness, centeredness, and a sense of unabashed joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL GARBUTT \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior lecturer in the School of Art \u0026amp; Design at UNSW Sydney where he teaches spatial experience design and researches the embodied visual behaviors of art museum visitors. \u003cb\u003eNICO ROENPAGEL \u003c\/b\u003eis a meditation teacher and expert on mindful leadership whose research highlighted the role of spirituality in art museum education. \u003cb\u003eFRANK FELTENS\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art and author of \u003ci\u003eHokusai's Brush\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614925164818,"sku":"9781588347626","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f7caa83-cf92-431a-95d9-1e037daac663.jpg?v=1732467966","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mindful-eye-playful-eye-101-amazing-museum-activities-for-discovery-connection-and-insight-9781588347626","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}