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Adult education in the art museum: a content analysis of acoustical guides in American art museums
… transcripts of acoustical guides used in major American art museums to aid adult audiences in interpreting or enjoying the art on exhibit. The principal objectives of the research were to characterize the content of these recorded tours and to analyze patterns of content emphasis among museums. …
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Educational programming in American art museums : the balance of studio art and art criticism in programs designed for school children.
Art museums are dynamic institutions committed to educating the visitor about the works of art and about the museums themselves. The methods for achieving these goals with respect to the student visitor have changed significantly over time due to the philosophies and teaching methods of art …
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Finding the Public: Models of Interaction Between Curatorial and Education Departments in Three American Encyclopedic Museums
<p>Curatorial and education departments have coexisted for the last half century in American art museums, and have often had differing attitudes about who the museum is for and how best to convey the current and historical meaning of the works they display. This results from trends and …
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Interactive technologies on art museum websites
This report investigates how American art museums have adopted interactive technologies on their websites. The use of such technologies brings to the forefront a tension regarding authority over visitors’ experience of and interpretation of art both in person and online. Interactive tools on 15 art …