Miloš Makovský

3.18 Between the School and the Gallery – Bridging Formal and Non-formal Education in the field of Cultural Competency (Paper)

Miloš Makovský – Department of Art and Education, Faculty of Education, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně (UJEP), Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Abstract:

The paper explores modes of cooperation between elementary and lower secondary schools (as institutions providing formal education) and museums or galleries (as institutions providing non-formal education). It is based on data reflecting the current state and collected in 2024 in Ústí nad Labem, the capital of the Ústí Region in the Czech Republic. This data includes results from a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews with staff responsible for concept design and the management of educational programmes at the Emil Filla Gallery in Ústí nad Labem, Hraničář Gallery, House of Arts Ústí nad Labem, and the Municipal Museum of Ústí nad Labem. Additionally, the study draws on a questionnaire survey on creative education in Ústí nad Labem conducted by the Cultural Centre of Ústí nad Labem in 2024. The topic responds to the introduction of a new key competency entitled Cultural Competency, which is part of the draft revision of the Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education in the Czech Republic. The paper focuses on forms of cooperation between these institutions that contribute to achieving the expected learning outcomes in this area.