Bøker av Johan Idema

How to Visit an Art Museum shows you the sense and nonsense of museum etiquette. The original edition became a bestseller, inspiring thousands of readers worldwide to pursue a truly rewarding museum visit. This expanded edition offers newly added tips that let you tackle current challenges such as the male gaze, fossil museum sponsors, the lack of diversity on gallery walls and the cancellation of Picasso and other controversial artists. Now more than ever, the art museum is a place to question what you see. What do you do when the label simply reads "Untitled, 1973"? How do you react to exhibitions dominated by white male artists? With a little courage and creativity you can make your museum visit truly worthwhile and truthful. Ultimately, the art museum is what you make it.

Is there anything more entertaining, inspiring and instructive than observing art? Yes, it is watching the people interacting with this art. This book may forever change your approach to art as it urges you to always consider both the work and the response. Because ultimately artists create, but we - the audience - complete the picture.

How to Be a Better Tourist offers a fresh perspectiveon making your vacation truly worthwhile.After all, what if all your vacations seemto be getting more and more the same? Whatif being a tourist is suddenly no longer quite asinnocent as it first seemed? Or what if your longlist of must-sees in fact stresses you out? As thewriter Elbert Hubbard poignantly put it, "No manneeds a vacation so much as the man who hasjust had one."Find out why you should perhaps stay at home.Understand why you also need to work while onvacation. Read why tourists should visit supermarketsand residential districts too. Our typicalvacation behaviour - visiting the maximumnumber of highlights in the minimum amountof time - is rarely the most rewarding. How toBe a Better Tourist helps you get the most outof your stay without damaging the soul of yourdestination. Because, ultimately, an imaginativelyconsidered vacation is a genuinely rewardingexperience.

How to Visit an Art Museum offers fresh perspectives on how to behave once inside the museum. Whether first-timer or frequent visitor, it shows you the sense and nonsense of museum etiquette.