The choreography of display : experiential exhibitions in the context of museum practice and theory

In this project I examine curatorial processes and the experience of constructing and viewing museum exhibitions. Specifically I have been interested in the way in which certain exhibits facilitate powerful emotional responses from their viewers. I suggest that the curators of these kinds of exhibitions employ strategies which not only choreograph the displays but the viewers' bodies themselves as they move through them. As a case study of an experiential exhibition I focus on the District Six Museum where I have been part of its curatorial team since 1999. The work of curatorship that I have done at the Museum during the period of my registration for this degree constitutes part of this submission.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Michaelis School of Fine Art

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Thorne, Jessica Louise

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Skotnes, Pippa
• Soudien, Crain

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22063

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22063