Beginning the conversation: Australian art museum education pedagogy and practice

ln the field of art museum education little research, although beginning to emerge, focuses on the role of the art museum educator in the Australian context. This paper critically situates contemporary art museum educator pedagogies, providing context to the uneven, broad and intricate field of art museum education in Australia, specifically in Melbourne, Victoria. It further offers a critical analysis of a case study that provides insight into one museum educator's practice and interaction with her affiliated museum, an artist and a school. The paper begins discourse for the Australian context to evaluate the role of the art museum educator and the impact of the educator's pedagogical decisions upon visitor experience.