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There’s a common problem that pops up at the intersection of classic art and education: it’s challenging to make those collections accessible to a broad and diverse group of people. Art can feel intimidating to some, even exclusionary, but that really doesn’t have to be the case if we can make these spaces more inviting — and today’s guest shares how they’re making informal education opportunities more accessible and fun at one of the most magical museums on Earth.
Irma de Vries is the Senior Staff Member for Families and Children in the Education Department at the Rijksmuseum, which is the national museum of the Netherlands and the modern home of the Dutch masters. Irma and her team have created a really fun and inclusionary program at the museum — a game, really, blending elements of a scavenger hunt and an escape room — which allows attendees to interact with and experience the rich cultural history present in the location, and it’s so beautifully simple that it could be replicated in any number of public spaces around the world.
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