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Museum ‘Bans’ Cameras, Asks People To Sketch Artwork To Truly Appreciate It
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Museum ‘Bans’ Cameras, Asks People To Sketch Artwork To Truly Appreciate It

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The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has come up with a brilliant new way to get people interested in their artwork. Though they haven’t banned cameras or phones, they are urging visitors to leave them at home and sketch the artwork at the museum instead!

“In today’s world of mobile phones and media a visit to a museum is often a passive and superficial experience,” they write on their website. “Visitors are easily distracted and do not truly experience beauty, magic and wonder. This is why the Rijksmuseum wants to help visitors discover and appreciate the beauty of art and history through drawing.”

The best part is that anyone can do it; “You don’t even have to be able to draw because this is not about the final result, but rather about looking at what you want to draw. When you do this, you begin to see things you never noticed before. You see proportions, details, lines… you get closer to the artist’s secret.” At their Big Draw event, which was held on the 24th and 25th of October, they even handed out sketch books and pencils to visitors who wanted to draw!

More info: rijksmuseum.nl (h/t: designtaxi)

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    TimmyGriffin
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Creative way for people to memorise what they've seen. A fun fact, when you attempt to sketch or draw your brain is literally on fire, on the off chance you're NOT a natural. Studies show that trying out tasks, which you seem to fail the most at tend to help you more. Not to mention that writing down or drawing (sketching) actually helps you memorise and helps you study few times easier compared to reading and simply viewing (browsing).

    SusanBertke
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our brain says, "Okay, it's a painting. Next?" Only if you sit down and sketch do you truly SEE what's in front of you.

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    TimmyGriffin
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Creative way for people to memorise what they've seen. A fun fact, when you attempt to sketch or draw your brain is literally on fire, on the off chance you're NOT a natural. Studies show that trying out tasks, which you seem to fail the most at tend to help you more. Not to mention that writing down or drawing (sketching) actually helps you memorise and helps you study few times easier compared to reading and simply viewing (browsing).

    SusanBertke
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our brain says, "Okay, it's a painting. Next?" Only if you sit down and sketch do you truly SEE what's in front of you.

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