ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides a wide range of practical examples of how others have worked with young children in museums. It explains about the relationship between these two things; theories for thinking about or conceptualising what is happening when young children visit museums and the practices of museum professionals who work with these audiences. The book deals with the premise that people experience the world through their bodies and these bodies are inseparable from the place in which they are located. It draws on T. Ingold’s work to introduce the concepts of wayfaring and dwelling in order to offer new ways of conceptualising young children’s movement in museums. The book offers a range of theories inspired by G. Deleuze and F. Guattari’s thinking to help museum practitioners consider the significance of time, memory and meaning making during young children’s museum visiting.
