Visual Arts Education for Design Students From the Perspective of Museum Education in a Social Context

The article is a theoretical-practical study, focused on valorization of the visual arts education for design students in the context of museum education. The paper reveals fundamental concepts, identifies certain perspectives to researches in the targeted field. Additionally, it specifies and describes several essential educational aspects, such as the objectives of visual arts education; the value axes centered on visual arts education; cognitive processes developed by design students during activities carried out in museums; educational actions regarding the optimization of visual arts education for design students; strategies and methods (scientific documentation, analysis and synthesis, conversation, product study, etc.) of enhancing visual arts education for design students. The study specifies, analyzes, and validates the positive impact of activities conducted in museum spaces on the visual arts education of design students, focused on achieving these aspects in the context of university-museum collaboration. In conclusion, an approach to visual arts education of design students from the perspective of national and universal artistic heritage can ensure both the optimization of initial training for design students and lifelong education.