Exhibits
Renowned museum consultant and researcher, Beverly Serrell and a group of museum professionals from the Chicago area have developed an objective and generalizable framework by which the quality of museum exhibitions can be judged from the perspective of the visitor's experience. Using criteria, such as comfort, engagement, reinforcement, and meaningfulness, they have produced a useful tool for other museum professionals to better evaluate the effectiveness of museum exhibitions and thereby to improve their quality. Tested in a dozen institutions by the research team, this step-by-step approach to evaluation of exhibitions will be of great value to museum directors, exhibit developers, and evaluators. Visit the website: http://www.rio-reviewers.com/reference/236.html
A social network for exhibit designers created by the Association of Science and Technology Centers: http://www.exhibitfiles.org/
Going APE evaluation project:
- http://informalscience.org/evaluation/show/68
- http://www.exploratorium.edu/partner/pdf/APE_Summative_Phase_1.pdf
- http://informalscience.org/evaluations/report_156.pdf
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (clear print accessibility guide)
Smithsonian Institution (guidelines for accessible exhibit design)
Visitor participation is a hot topic in the contemporary world of museums, art galleries, science centres, libraries and cultural organizations. How can your institution do it and do it well? The Participatory Museum is a practical guide to working with community members and visitors to make cultural institutions more dynamic, relevant, essential places. Museum consultant and exhibit designer Nina Simon weaves together innovative design techniques and case studies to make a powerful case for participatory practice: The Particpatory Museum by Nina Simon Online Version
