Art Galleries Connecting with the Curriculum through Digital Technologies and Resources

Abstract

Innovations in teaching and learning using technology are progressively changing the way in which teachers and students access art galleries and their collections. Art galleries have the authority and power to direct content, processes and the form of exhibition interpretation. In attempt to embrace innovative practices, they are using more approaches with technology to engage their audience to enter into a dialogue with their chosen narrative. For schools, this narrative often incorporates key concepts of the curriculum and delivers outcomes for learning in an informal manner. In an attempt to deliver content and learning outcomes through these resources, additional beliefs, values and learning evolve that contribute to further development of curriculum concepts and pedagogy. This chapter will review the strategies art galleries are using with digital technologies that deliver content and pedagogy addressed to the curriculum. The way in which these resources and strategies link directly to curriculum outcomes and the values and pedagogies that they cover, will be discussed.