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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Visitor Studies"”.
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Art information use and needs of non-specialists: evidence in art museum visitor studies
… empirical findings of a purposeful selection of studies of adult visitors to physical art museums in order to better understand: (a) the beliefs and assumptions about art information that visitors bring to art museums, (b) how visitors process information in the galleries among the artworks using …
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Through the Eyes of Visitors: Understanding the Contexts of the Visitor Photo Study at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
<p>This case study describes the analysis of the Visitor Photo Study, a study in which visitors to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science documented their visit through pictures. The origins, implementation, and findings of the Visitor Photo Study are considered within the contexts of the fields of …
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Integrations and disintegrations: a proposal for an educational exhibition with selected works of Lee Bul
… exercises that will serve a large number of visitors. This exhibition would serve the interests of the museum itself by drawing visitors to the Asian gallery. This thesis includes research about the selected artist and her work, the design of the exhibition including layout, materials and …
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The artist-designer: Situating creative interaction and interpretation in the museum
… objects are intended to provide occasions for visitor participation and learning. This thesis interrogates the background to this work, examining its origins in crafts practice and how iterative development has led to more complex programmes. I construct and articulate my role and demonstrate …
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Botanic Garden User Outcomes: A Means-End Investigation
… from visiting the botanic garden. Understanding visitor motivations and benefits has been a focus in the field of outdoor recreation, and the subject of a number of botanic garden and green space visitor studies. Previous studies have found that visiting a botanic garden can serve as a coping …
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Playing with Aesthetics in Art Museums
… engrossing art experiences for adult museum visitors. Built upon a substantiated family resemblance between art and play experiences, the study synthesizes a typology of aesthetic theories, ten germane tenets of game design, and a psychographic portrait of the "archetypal" museum visitor to …
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In Search of Heterotopia: Immersive Experiences in the Museum
… Environment (MCE) developed opportunities for visitors to engage with museum-created heterotopic events. I approach this analysis through a theoretical framework that emphasizes structure and agency. On one hand, visitors feel empowered to create their own experiences through imagination, …
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Queer Is Here, Hopefully to Stay: The Incorporation and Reception of LGBTQ+ History at the History Colorado Center
<p>Historically, the documentation of LGBTQ+ histories, struggles, and accomplishments has been absent from museum collections and exhibitions. Scholars argue that given the authoritative nature of museums and their influence on the public, exclusions of LGBTQ+ history can mount to institutional …