Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (917 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01H5L2D0G |
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| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Currently, he holds the position Sea Grant Professor of Free-Choice Learning at Oregon State University. . Falk earned a joint doctorate in Biology and Education from the University of California, Berkeley. Falk is a leading figure in free-choice learning, museum research, and science education in the United States. He is the author of over one hundred scholarly articles and c
Personal drives, group identity, decision-making and meaning-making strategies, memory, and leisure preferences, all enter into the visitor experience, which extends far beyond the walls of the institution both in time and space. Drawing upon a career in studying museum visitors, renowned researcher John Falk attempts to create a predictive model of visitor experience, one that can help museum professionals better meet those visitors’ needs. He identifies five key types of visitors who attend museums and then defines the internal processes that drive them there over and over again. Understanding the visitor experience provides essential insights into how museums can affect people’s lives. Through an understanding of how museums shape and reflect their personal and group identity, Falk is able to show not only how museums can increase their
For the first time he moves beyond theory and proposes a model that museums can use to explore how to serve their visitors in more meaningful ways. Desmond Lee Professor of Museum Studies, University of Missouri St. John Falk’s determined focus on the visitor’s experience continues to transform our understanding of the relationship between museums and their audiences. Louis, and former editor of the Exhibitionist JournalThis book should be read by anyone serious about visitor experiences in museums. Falk reconceptualises the field from a wholistic perspective using the ‘lens’ of visitor
Stephen A. said A New Way of Looking at Visitors that Attend Museums. I was extremely impressed with Falk's book. In this book he talks about five museum visitor identities: Explorer, Facilitator, Experience Seeker, Professional/Hobbyist, and Recharger. Instead of thinking of general demographics of museum visitors, such as age, race, gender, etc., Falk recommends thinking of visitors in one of the. Best Book for Understanding Museum Audiences Kylie Hewitt For someone looking to work in museums, this book is important in understanding the various groups who attend museums. There are some parts of Falk's "Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience" that are so difficult to read due to the redundancy. However, like any study Falk is merely trying to prove his theory is accurate with . good read for museum professionals/students Catalina Becerra This book really helped me in my final paper for one of my classes. It was interesting to read how different people approach their experiences in a museum, as well as why they decide to go or not go.