Movement in museums: Using movement as embodied learning.

This article examines how movement can serve as an embodied, affective learning tool to enhance art museum visitors' experiences by fostering deeper connections between the visitor, the art object, and the museum space. It critiques the traditional Western museum model as an elite, exclusionary environment that imposes restrictive behavioral norms, often alienating diverse audiences. Drawing on theories of language, movement, and experience, the article advocates for experimental movement practices—such as slow looking and bodily embodiment of artworks—to destabilize institutional power, encourage personal interpretation beyond verbal language, and cultivate inclusive, multisensory engagement. By repositioning the visitor's body as an active participant within the museum's architectural and cultural context, these approaches aim to create more accessible, meaningful, and culturally responsive museum experiences.