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Photo: Ernest Wińczyk (3)
To develop an experimental educational project,
anti-discriminatory in character and fitting the mission
of an institution – in our case an art museum – you need
to choose its target group very precisely and plan how
to reach it before the project is finalised. It is important
to seek out partners and support, also beyond the
capabilities of regular staff, which enables a fast and
flexible response to changing realities and offers a vital
“extramural” perspective.
designers analysed, adapted, proposed
solutions, often turning our scenarios on
their heads. After many modifications, adjustments
and tests, we developed four
workshops.
The first one is called the DIY Museum.
It is a long way from empty walls to
a museum full of interesting exhibits, visited
by numerous guests. The task of participants
is to make the journey step by step,
creating their own miniature art museum. In
the second workshop, called In a Painter’s
Studio, participants learn about the work of
a painter – what she has in her studio and
how she works. Each participant will have
a chance to try their hand at painting – by
first making their own paints and then producing
a painting. In the third workshop,
Playing Detective, participants are given
paintings which depict mysterious people.
They look for clues to identify the people
and try to figure out what it’s all about.
Archaeological digs within four walls It’s
possible! The Mysteries of Archaeology,
a session dedicated to archaeologists, their
methods and goals will please all lovers of
history and antiquity.
target groups
The primary goal of the project is to reach
those who are excluded due to health or social
reasons and to prevent further exclusion.
funding
We were lucky because in 2010 the Ministry
of Culture and National Heritage announced
a competition as part of the Education+ Programme.
As one of the winners we received
funds to complete our project.
challenges
At the implementation (workshop) stage, the
teaching aids, configuration and packaging
were tested in hospital common rooms, social
therapeutic centres, emergency shelters
and special schools. The system was found
to be coherent, the workshops and teaching
aids were shown to be attractive. Yet
the workshop leaders repeatedly lost faith
after running into communication barriers
they had never encountered before. It wasn’t
easy, but it was worth it! Both sides turned
out to be the most satisfied with repeated
meetings.
National Museum
in Warsaw
Takeaway Museum was conceived by
Katarzyna Rokosz, who runs the Education
Centre of the National Museum in
Warsaw. For years the museum has been
implementing the concept of “forum
museum”, a visitor-friendly institution,
open to visitors’ needs and individual
experiences. The project was coordinated
by Anna Knapek and Beata Nessel-
Łukasik. The following Rygalik Studio
designers helped us bring the project
to life: Tomek Rygalik, Paweł Kowalski
(coordinator), Nikodem Szpunar,
Kamila Niedźwiecka, Vincet Duvall and
Ernest Wińczyk. The resulting multidisciplinary
team ensured high educational
quality of the project.
National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe
w Warszawie)
Masovian Province
Aleje Jerozolimskie 3, 00-495 Warsaw
edukacja@mnw.art.pl
www.mnw.art.pl
www.muzeumnawynos.mnw.art.pl