Frist Center for the Visual Arts

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the High Museum of Art, and the J.B. Speed Museum of Art will conduct a research project, Family Learning in Interactive Galleries, to understand how family galleries in art museums facilitate intergenerational learning. Educators will conduct this study in partnership with the Institute for Learning Innovation. This project will include a literature review of research in related fields, a large-scale study of 2,100 family visitors, and a longitudinal ethnographic study of 18 families. Results will address the needs of visitors, staff, researchers, and the museum field with learning outcomes, a specific methodology, and tested instruments for the field. A multimedia tool kit will be available on DVD to disseminate the study’s results.