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The Museum Experience
John H Falk
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Description for The Museum Experience
Paperback. In the first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit, Falk and Dierking present research findings to demonstrate people's motivations for visiting museums and how museum professionals can enhance their visitors' experiences. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
As the first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit, The Museum Experience revolutionized the way museum professionals understand their constituents. Falk and Dierking integrate their original research from a wide variety of disciplines as well as visitor studies from institutions ranging from science centers and zoos to art and natural history museums. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience 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. This book is an essential reference for all ... Read more
As the first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit, The Museum Experience revolutionized the way museum professionals understand their constituents. Falk and Dierking integrate their original research from a wide variety of disciplines as well as visitor studies from institutions ranging from science centers and zoos to art and natural history museums. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience 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. This book is an essential reference for all ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Walnut Creek, United States
ISBN
9781611320275
SKU
V9781611320275
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Ref
99-2
About John H Falk
John H. Falk, known for his work on learning in museums and formerly Director of the Smithsonian Office of Educational Research, has also served on the educational staffs of the Berkeley Botanical Garden and the Lawrence Hail of Science, Berkeley, and directed education at the Smithsonian’s Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies. He is President of SLi, a non-profit educational ... Read more
Reviews for The Museum Experience
"...The Museum Experience is one of the most stimulating and readable books I have ever encountered. ... I have been amazed by the lack of clearly presented analyses to help educators be more effective. This book goes far to fill that void. America's museums have contributed much to public learning. They can and must contribute much more. The Museum Experience ... Read more