Get Excited First: Art, Philosophy and Self-Motivated Learning in the Museum

The interdisciplinary school program of the Hamburger Kunsthalle was developed on the basis of creative philosophizing. How does dialogical art education develop and what part does it play in philosophical education in schools? This text breaks down five stages of the interactive viewing of works. Using concrete projects with different age groups and works of art from different eras, it illustrates how the aesthetic experience of the original can contribute to interest-led learning.