Thinking About Art: The Role of Single-visit Art Museum Fieldtrips Programs in Visual Arts Education

By: Amanda Krantz and Stephanie Downey

In this article, Amanda and Stephanie share the results of two large-scale research studies—a national study spearheaded by the Museum Education Division of the National Art Education Association and the Association of Art Museum Directors and a study at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art—that examined the impact of art museums field trips on K-12 students (pre-pandemic) and discuss how art museums’ teaching supports student empathy and creative thinking.