It is great fun to be at the <strong>museum</strong> and it is easier to understand when you see things in real life. anita, 8 th year
the <strong>Danish</strong> <strong>museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> art & Design, Bredgade 68, 1260 Copenhagen K, the Capital Region <strong>of</strong> Denmark. 72,000 visitors annually. www.kunstindustrimuseet.dk Internet-based tools are used in the completion <strong>of</strong> practical assignments. The <strong>Danish</strong> Museum <strong>of</strong> Art & Design, 2008 the <strong>Danish</strong> <strong>museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> art & Design collects and documents contemporary development in industrial design, decorative art and industrial art. 28 The <strong>Danish</strong> Museum <strong>of</strong> Art & Design Teaching The course ‘The Design Process – from decorative art to industrial design’ focuses on design as an identity-creating sign. The pupils analyse the objects’ social significance, and by discussing them as results <strong>of</strong> choices and rejections, pupils gain an understanding <strong>of</strong> design as an interpretation <strong>of</strong> a given era’s society. The purpose is to create the basis for experiencing and assessing design and decorative art from parameters such as form, function, technique and material, and to place it in a relevant context. Teaching resources Teaching is <strong>aimed</strong> at the subjects <strong>of</strong> <strong>Danish</strong>, history, social studies, philosophy, nature/technology, visual arts, design, needlecraft and woodwork. The <strong>museum</strong> has elaborated printed teaching material. Teaching is handled by the person responsible for teaching, one full-time employee (designer and <strong>education</strong>al management training from the <strong>Danish</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Education), along with four students with relevant academic backgrounds (art history, modern culture and cultural dissemination). The teaching is evaluated systematically and focuses on the pupils’ learning and the teachers’ satisfaction with the <strong>of</strong>fers. the danish <strong>museum</strong> <strong>of</strong> art & design Users 110 primary/lower secondary school classes, 130 upper secondary classes and 80 vocational training classes annually receive teaching. Partners and development The <strong>museum</strong> collaborates with the <strong>Danish</strong> Design School, the School <strong>of</strong> Architecture, upper secondary schools, adult training centres, Trapholt Museum, Louisiana Museum <strong>of</strong> Modern Art, the Museum <strong>of</strong> Copenhagen, public institutions and institutions other than <strong>museum</strong>s. The <strong>Danish</strong> Museum <strong>of</strong> Art & Design has just completed a user survey about the <strong>education</strong>al <strong>of</strong>fers for the upper secondary programmes based on surveys among both pupils and teachers. The project is supported by the Heritage Agency.