BXVI

Unfortunate times call for unfortunate happenings. Time constrains me and I have no ideas about what songs to introduce my blog with. So alas, I am song-less.

Describe your most meaningful learning experience in a museum or art gallery. What elements made it so. Relate this experience to Dewey’s notion of a “good” experience.

To be honest, I've never really been to many museums and art galleries. Whether or not they were meaningful eludes me. Being the observer I am, I feel that every visit I've been able to find something to be inspired by and thus learn things on my own. In that sense, I've always had "good" experiences.

I generally consider myself a very positive person so I can see the lessons learned out of say, negative, experiences as well. I find that, since I'm very perceptive, I don't really have to stay in a museum or art gallery to figure out what I'm drawn to and what I feel will benefit me in some way, may it be related to art or me personally. I've always wandered around as opposed to systematically looking through a gallery. I feel because of that, it also gives me a good experience in every museum and gallery I go to as I see things in my own individual way.

It's hard to say, since I don't really remember too many museum or gallery experiences on my own. But I believe with the right outlook, just about everything is a museum and gallery - the world is a reflection of what's been important to society in the past, present, and what will be important in the future. It's just a matter of opening your eyes and seeing it.