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didactics

British  
/ dɪˈdæktɪks /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the art or science of teaching

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Homer rewards close lookers with marvelous touches created by many techniques, from over-drawing and layering of paints, both translucent and opaque, to dry brush application and paint-scraping—didactics in this gallery explain them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Salgado’s portraits and candids of Amazon natives — nearly all of whom are fully named in the didactics — are as specific and intimate as his nature shots are majestic and cosmic.

From Los Angeles Times

Working with the renowned art historian and curator Lowery Stokes Sims, the guards have not only chosen the pieces, but also contributed to research, design, didactics, content for the accompanying catalogue and public programs.

From Washington Post

Mini-botanical gardens — complete with didactics that explain what every plant is and where it comes from — hug the southeastern edge of the lake.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, “TV Buddha” appears in a gallery crowded with other pieces, busy with didactics.

From Washington Post