MUNCH's mini art critics

How do you talk about art with kids? Do they experience art differently? What to they spot that we miss out on?

Director: Stian Barsnes-Simonsen. Produced by MUNCH in collaboration with Snakk Kommunikasjon. ©Munchmuseet

In the first episode of MUNCH's mini critics, three artworks from the exhibition Edvard Munch Inifine are examined through the eyes of children: The Murderer (1910), Jealousy (1907?) and Starry Night (1922-24).

When talking to kids about art, it is important to do so on their terms: ask open-ended questions, let the them take the lead - what catches their attention? Perhaps they see completely different things in a work of art, which also enriches the experience for us adults?

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