Slow Museums

According to museum researchers, the average museum visitor spends only fifteen to thirty seconds in front of a work of art. In her recent article, The Art of Slowing Down in a Museum, Stephanie Rosenbloom explores the beauty and, yes, the art in slowing down in museums. In her article, Rosenbloom talks to a University of Pennsylvania professor, James O. Pawleski, who regularly requires students to spend at least thirty minutes with a painting. Professor Pawleski, among others, are building to a larger Slow Art movement encouraging museumgoers to slow down and savor the artwork they are viewing to fully experience it and appreciate its beauty.