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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falk, John H. (John Howard), 1948-

Contributor:

Dierking, Lynn D. (Lynn Diane), 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums--Educational aspects.

Museums.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Social aspects.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

First published 2013 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781315417837

1315417839

9781315417844

1315417847

9781315417851

1315417855

9781611320466

1611320461

OCLC:

823389944