Mindful Eye, Playful Eye: 101 Amazing Museum Activities for Discovery, Connection, and Insight

ABOUT MINDFUL EYE, PLAYFUL EYE

Experience 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

Switch off your phone, take a deep breath, and prepare for adventure. Mindful Eye, Playful Eye invites 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:

• Imagine an object features prominently in a film or novel. What role does it play in a love story, thriller, and sci-fi?
• Pose to mirror a piece and consider the sensations that arise.
• Encounter as many objects as you can while holding your breath.
• Switch between scientific and empathic modes of viewing an object.

• Body: explores how your body responds to museum objects.
• Vision: challenges established visual habits and encourages experimentation.
• Mind: focuses on thoughts and feelings that animate your inner world.
• Imagination: encourages you to imagine new ways of being.
• Action: transforms you into an art maker and performance artist.

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