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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786090203321

Autore

Falk John H (John Howard), <1948-, >

Titolo

The museum experience revisited / / John H. Falk and Lynn D. derking

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-41783-9

1-315-41784-7

1-315-41785-5

1-61132-046-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

derkingLynn D <1956-> (Lynn Diane)

Disciplina

069.15

069/.15

Soggetti

Museums - Educational aspects

Museums - Environmental aspects

Antiquities - Collection and preservation - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2013 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction: The Contextual Model of Learning; Part I: Before the Visit; 2. The Personal Context: Identity-Related Motivations; 3. The Sociocultural Context: Museums in Society; 4. The Personal Context: Prior Experience, Interest, and Knowledge; Part II: During the Visit; 5. The Physical Context: Exhibitions; 6. The Physical Context: More than Exhibitions; 7. The Sociocultural Context: In the Museum; 8. The Interplay of Contexts: The Museum as Gestalt; Part III. After the Visit; 9. The Museum Experience Remembered; 10. Measuring the Learning Impact of Museums

Part IV. A Professional's Guide to the Museum Experience; 11. Supporting the Museum Experience Before, During, and After the Visit; V. Beyond the Visit; 12. The Twenty-First-Century Museum; Appendix; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The first book to take a ""visitor's eye view"" of the museum visit when it was first published in 1992, The Museum Experience revolutionized the way museum professionals understand their constituents. Falk and Dierking have updated this essential reference, incorporating advances in research, theory, and practice in the museum field over the last



twenty years. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience Revisited paints a thorough picture of why people go to museums, what they do there, how they learn, and what museum practitioners can do to enhance these experiences.