Qualifications and the Professional Preparation and Development of Art Museum Educators From: Studies in Art Education | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Ebitz, David | Copyright National Art Education Association Winter 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Art museums in the United States have undergone profound changes since the 1980s. Have the qualifications and professional preparation of art museum educators changed as well? This article focuses on these qualifications from five points of view: a) the changing context of art museums in transition from object-centered to visitor-centered institutions, b) developments in the disciplines of art history, education and art education, c) the development of art museum education from practice to pr...