Ben Street is a freelance museum educator, art historian and writer based in London. www.benstreet.co.uk

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Art History drops off the school curriculum in England.

Make no mistake, art history is a hard subject. What’s soft is the decision to scrap it

Exam board AQA is to scrap art history A-level. It’s a crazy decision to take just as public perception of the subject is changing

15 Oct 2016
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Inquiry: Learning Lessons

Can museum education programmes have a more radical purpose?

27 Mar 2015
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Look closer: what art historians can learn from museum education

Have we forgotten how to look properly at art?

14 Apr 2014

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The Sursock Palace in the aftermath of the 4 August blast. Photo: Gregory Buchakjian

After the blast – at the Sursock Palace and Museum in Beirut

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