The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a strange idea: use science to help children understand art. Manhattan’s Met has created a 3,600 square foot play space with installations where kids can learn about the materials used to make fine art. Here’s more from NPR:
Not only is science used to help conserve precious objects, she said, but it’s also used to better understand the art itself. “Say an art object comes in. You can’t just look at it and say it’s made of clay. It kind of looks that way. But it was made 500 years ago. You don’t know what they mix to make the substance. ”
Because science is so important to the contemporary understanding of art, the museum decided to turn its former library space on the ground floor — most often used for the Met’s beloved story time — into the 81st Street Studio, a place where children could interact with basic materials. Currently, the studio is focused on wood.
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