'This book is for anyone planning a new museum gallery or exhibition who needs information at their fingertips on how to maximise the learning potential of their galleries.'

Education, in its broadest sense, is at the core of all museum activity, and display are perhaps the most important means by which museums can either inhibit or encourage learning.

This is an anthology of some of the most recent and useful writing on the subject. Eight sections deal with: educational objectives; learning theories; visitor's needs and characteristics; the requirements of people with disabilities; exhibition planning; data from relevant and innovative case studies; the theoretical and practical aspects of text and labelling; and evaluation of impact and effectiveness. 

Most of the books written about the development of museum displays have focused on the practicalities of the process at the expense of the educational aims and content of displays. This book sets out to redress the balance, and will therefore be an indispensable reference for all those with a serious concern for the educational content of their displays.' - from back cover
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Onsite

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Location code
REF.DUG
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

1999

No of pages

248

ISBN / ISSN

9780112905523

No of copies

1

Content type

anthology

Chapter headings

Section One: Introduction

Noodling Around with Exhibition Opportunities - Elaine Heumann GURIAN

Educators on Exhibit Teams: a New Role, a New Era - Lisa ROBERTS

Section Two: Learning Theories

Historical Survey of Theories of Learning - Lynn D. DIERKING

Contemporary Theories of Learning - Lynn D. DIERKING

Constructivist Learning Theory - George E. HEIN

Multiple Intelligences - Howard GARDNER

Learning Styles - Richard CASSELS

Section Three: Audiences

The Museum Visitor: Statistical Information and Trends - Stuart DAVIES

Targeting Specific Audiences - Sue RUNYARD

Visitors: Their Expectations and Social Behaviour - Paulette MCMANUS

The Influence of Visitors' Preconceptions on their Experience of Exhibitions - Sharon MACDONALD

Adult Learners - Maureen MATTHEW

Children and Adults - Stewart COHEN

Families - Richard WOOD

Children - Gillian THOMAS

Section Four: Disability

Disability Culture - Simon BRISENDEN

The Disabling Society - Rebecca MCGINNIS

Physical Access - Anne PEARSON

Section Five: Exhibition Planning

The Exhibition Policy - Eilean HOOPER-GREENHILL

An Exhibition Team at Work - Hank GRASSO, Howard MORRISON

Assessing the Impact of Exhibit Arrangement on Visitor Behaviour and Learning - John H. FALK

Visitors Make Their Own Meaning - Douglas WORTS

Recipe for an Interactive Art Gallery - David PHILLIPS

Computers on the Exhibit Floor - Beverly SERRELL, Britt RAPHLING

A Picture of Visitors for Exhibit Developers - Sandra BICKNELL, Peter MANN

Comfortable Viewing Zones

Visitor Orientation and Circulation: Some General Principles - Stephen BITGOOD

Section Six: Exhibition Case Studies

Case Study: Catering for Varied Audiences - John MILLARD

Case Study: Designing a Gallery for Children - Wendy DONAWA

Case Study: Developing Historical Thinking Through an Interactive Gallery - David ANDERSON

Case Study: Reflecting African American History - Susannah CASSEDY

Case Study: Working with Women's Groups - Elizabeth CARNEGIE

Case Study: Working with the Chinese Community - Steve HEMMING

Section Seven: Text

Label Reading Behaviour - Paulette MCMANUS

Effects of Questions on Visitor Reading Behaviour - Kent HIRSCHI, Chandler SCREVEN

Readability Tests - James CARTER

Writing for Different Audiences - Helen COXALL

Writing Label Copy - Eric KENTLEY, Dick NEGUS

Issues of Museum Text - Helen COXALL

Section Eight: Evaluation

The Stages of Evaluation - Minda BORUN

Monitoring and Evaluation: The Techniques - Gillian BINKS, David UZZELL

Using Behaviour to Define the Effectiveness of Exhibition - Beverly SERRELL

Evaluating a Display Adapted for People with Learning Difficulties - George E. HEIN

The Long-term Impact of Interactive Exhibits - John STEVENSON

Quest for the Perfect Methodology: A Tragi-comedy in Four Acts - D. D. HILKE

Developing Museum Exhibitions for Lifelong Learning
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