Museum Experience Revisited.

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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.</D.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Before the Visit -- Part II. During the Visit -- Part III. After the Visit -- Part IV. A Professional's Guide to the Museum Experience.

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 -- 12. The Twenty-First-Century Museum.

English.

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