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Learning Objectives:

1. Museum visitors will be able to identify the use of color in a sculpture.
2. Museum visitors will be able to identify the use of shape in a sculpture.
3. Museum visitors will be able to identify the use of texture in a sculpture.
4. Museum visitors will be able to use the "identify, associate, learn" mental model when looking at a sculpture.

Intended audience:

The intended audience for this program are the international body of tourists visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. This program is primarily aimed at young adults (16 and older) and/or adults that have little to no background in looking at art critically. It is anticipated that the definitions of color, shape, and texture may be review but that the remainder of the program will be mostly new material for the audience.

As tourists, many visitors to the Louvre see looking at a famous work of art as simply a photo-taking opportunity, rather than as an educational experience. In other words, they have a very simplified understanding of objects that are actually very complex. Thus, they are in need of instruction that takes complex ideas and simplifies them to the point that they are understandable to the general public and yet are still educational.

The students of this program are also informal learners, as they are most likely visiting the museum as a leisure activity. Thus, they will require the ability to make choices throughout the program, and they will require a program that is interesting.

The intended audience is also people that are standing near at least one of the sculptures used in the program, as the program would take the form of 3 identical kiosks placed next to each of the highlighted sculptures. Finally, the intended audience is expected to have little time to dedicate to the program, as the Louvre is a large institution that most have limited opportunities to visit.