Exhibition environments are enticingly complex spaces: as
facilitators of experience; as free-choice learning contexts; as
theaters of drama; as encyclopedic warehouses of cultural and
natural heritage; as two-, three- and four-dimensional
storytellers; as sites for self-actualizing leisure activity. But
how much do we really know about the moment-by-moment transactions
that comprise the intricate experiences of visitors? To strengthen
the disciplinary knowledge base supporting exhibition design, we
must understand more about what 'goes on' as people engage with the
multifaceted communication environments that are contemporary
exhibition spaces. The in-depth, visitor-centered research
underlying this book offers nuanced understandings of the interface
between visitors and exhibition environments. Analysis of visitors'
meaning-making accounts shows that the visitor experience is
contingent upon four processes: framing, resonating, channeling,
and broadening. These processes are distinct, yet mutually
influencing. Together they offer an evidence-based conceptual
framework for understanding visitors in exhibition spaces. Museum
educators, designers, interpreters, curators, researchers, and
evaluators will find this framework of value in both daily practice
and future planning. Designing for the Museum Visitor Experience
provides museum professionals and academics with a fresh vocabulary
for understanding what goes on as visitors wander around
exhibitions.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Research in Museum Studies |
Release date: |
November 2014 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Tiina Roppola
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
322 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-82527-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Reference & Interdisciplinary >
Museums & museology
|
LSN: |
1-138-82527-1 |
Barcode: |
9781138825277 |
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