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The paper presents a qualitative research study that focuses on the application of augmented reality in art education and its potential to enhance students’ engagement, their learning and interpreting skills as well as their expressivity and creativity. Given the immersive nature of the experiences augmented reality affords, it can contribute to the development of students’ art appreciation skills, critical thinking, collaborative work, and visual and digital literacy. Inspired by the current museum presentation where augmented reality often plays the key role in making art accessible to all, AR was used in art lessons given to university students to unlock the hidden stories of the selected works of art by way of an animated film. The research thus also emphasises the benefits of interdisciplinary approaches to art education, here the combination of classical two-dimensional artworks and new media and animated film practices and technologies.
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Jana Jiroutová, M.Phil., Ph.D. works as an assistant professor at the Department of Art Education, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic. In her research, she focuses on contemporary approaches in art education, the history of museum and gallery education, and contemporary museum culture. She is the secretary of the Czech Section of INSEA.
