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11-23-2015, 05:40 PM
Does a swarm of selfies being taken next to the "Mona Lisa" make you want to reenact Edvard Munch’s “The Scream?”
If so, you’re not alone. In fact, the Rijksmuseum (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en)in Amsterdam has come up with a masterpiece of a campaign called #Startdrawing (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/startdrawing) that encourages guests to sketch rather than snap pictures of its works of art.
The Rijksmuseum hasn’t outright banned the use of cameras or mobile phones on its premises, but it has strongly discouraged it by displaying an image of a crossed-out camera right above its main entrance.
Rijksmuseum believes that media has devolved a visit to a museum into “a passive and superficial experience,” according to its website. “Visitors are easily distracted and do not truly experience beauty, magic and wonder. This is why the Rijksmuseum wants to help visitors discover and appreciate the beauty of art and history through drawing, so #startdrawing (https://instagram.com/explore/tags/startdrawing/)!”
#Repost @rijksmuseum with @repostapp. ??? On Saturday October 24th the Rijksmuseum launches the extensive campaign #startdrawing. The Rijksmuseum invites everybody to start drawing in the galleries of the museum. In this way, you get a closer look at the beauty of art. Part of the campaign is the international drawing festival The Big Draw on October 24th and 25th in the Rijksmuseum. On these days, the Rijksmuseum organises various free drawing activities. Which artwork inspires you to #startdrawing in the Rijksmuseum? #hierteekenen #bigdraw #storytelling #rijksmuseum #amsterdam (https://www.instagram.com/p/-BQ0Wtx8VH/)
A photo posted by Orling Dominguez . Artist (@orlingdominguez) on Nov 13, 2015 at 1:19am PST
The campaign was launched on Oct. 24 in conjunction with The Big Draw (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/big-draw) festival, in which the museum handed out sketchbooks and pencils to visitors. It has used social media platforms like Twitter (https://twitter.com/hashtag/hierteekenen) and Instagram (https://instagram.com/explore/tags/hierteekenen/) to further its reach, but its aim is to get guests to unplug in order to fully connect to art.
The best part? One doesn’t need the painting chops of Vincent van Gogh to partake in #Startdrawing (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/startdrawing/storify-hierteekenen).
#hierteekenen (https://www.instagram.com/p/9NyjelqFwh/)
A photo posted by Madelon (@mad3l0n) on Oct 24, 2015 at 2:33am PDT
"You don’t even have to be able to draw because this is not about the final result but rather about looking at what you want to draw," the museum said on their YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEXuPfYt1M3e8DT1LDeSfVg). "When you do this, you begin to see things you never noticed before. You see proportions, details, lines … you get closer to the artist’s secret.”
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If so, you’re not alone. In fact, the Rijksmuseum (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en)in Amsterdam has come up with a masterpiece of a campaign called #Startdrawing (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/startdrawing) that encourages guests to sketch rather than snap pictures of its works of art.
The Rijksmuseum hasn’t outright banned the use of cameras or mobile phones on its premises, but it has strongly discouraged it by displaying an image of a crossed-out camera right above its main entrance.
Rijksmuseum believes that media has devolved a visit to a museum into “a passive and superficial experience,” according to its website. “Visitors are easily distracted and do not truly experience beauty, magic and wonder. This is why the Rijksmuseum wants to help visitors discover and appreciate the beauty of art and history through drawing, so #startdrawing (https://instagram.com/explore/tags/startdrawing/)!”
#Repost @rijksmuseum with @repostapp. ??? On Saturday October 24th the Rijksmuseum launches the extensive campaign #startdrawing. The Rijksmuseum invites everybody to start drawing in the galleries of the museum. In this way, you get a closer look at the beauty of art. Part of the campaign is the international drawing festival The Big Draw on October 24th and 25th in the Rijksmuseum. On these days, the Rijksmuseum organises various free drawing activities. Which artwork inspires you to #startdrawing in the Rijksmuseum? #hierteekenen #bigdraw #storytelling #rijksmuseum #amsterdam (https://www.instagram.com/p/-BQ0Wtx8VH/)
A photo posted by Orling Dominguez . Artist (@orlingdominguez) on Nov 13, 2015 at 1:19am PST
The campaign was launched on Oct. 24 in conjunction with The Big Draw (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/big-draw) festival, in which the museum handed out sketchbooks and pencils to visitors. It has used social media platforms like Twitter (https://twitter.com/hashtag/hierteekenen) and Instagram (https://instagram.com/explore/tags/hierteekenen/) to further its reach, but its aim is to get guests to unplug in order to fully connect to art.
The best part? One doesn’t need the painting chops of Vincent van Gogh to partake in #Startdrawing (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/startdrawing/storify-hierteekenen).
#hierteekenen (https://www.instagram.com/p/9NyjelqFwh/)
A photo posted by Madelon (@mad3l0n) on Oct 24, 2015 at 2:33am PDT
"You don’t even have to be able to draw because this is not about the final result but rather about looking at what you want to draw," the museum said on their YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEXuPfYt1M3e8DT1LDeSfVg). "When you do this, you begin to see things you never noticed before. You see proportions, details, lines … you get closer to the artist’s secret.”
Also on HuffPost:
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