{"product_id":"mindful-eye-playful-eye-101-amazing-museum-activities-for-discovery-connection-and-insight-9781588347626","title":"Mindful Eye, Playful Eye: 101 Amazing Museum Activities for Discovery, Connection, and Insight","description":"\u003cb\u003eExperience 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwitch off your phone, take a deep breath, and prepare for adventure. \u003ci\u003eMindful Eye, Playful Eye \u003c\/i\u003einvites 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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImagine an object features prominently in a film or novel. What role does it play in a love story, thriller, and sci-fi?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePose to mirror a piece and consider the sensations that arise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncounter as many objects as you can while holding your breath.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitch between scientific and empathic modes of viewing an object.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActivities include instructions for both individual and partnered exploration. Whether frequenting a favorite museum or exploring an unfamiliar one, this book will enrich solo trips and add a unique element of connection to romantic or friend dates. Practices are divided into 5 categories: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBody\u003c\/b\u003e explores how your body responds to museum objects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVision\u003c\/b\u003e challenges established visual habits and encourages experimentation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMind\u003c\/b\u003e focuses on thoughts and feelings that animate your inner world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImagination\u003c\/b\u003e encourages you to imagine new ways of being.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAction\u003c\/b\u003e transforms you into an art maker and performance artist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe practices can be performed in any museum in the world. \u003ci\u003eMindful Eye, Playful Eye \u003c\/i\u003eempowers museumgoers to encounter museum collections, themselves, and each other with heightened awareness, centeredness, and a sense of unabashed joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588347626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frank Feltens, Michael Garbutt, Nico Roenpagel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505859526837,"sku":"9781588347626","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_388acf5c-2eb4-4b15-867e-e7e45a97de43.jpg?v=1705425372","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mindful-eye-playful-eye-101-amazing-museum-activities-for-discovery-connection-and-insight-9781588347626","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}