The Museum Experience

Book Description

The Museum Experience is the first book to take the "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit. It integrates the authors' original research with that from a wide variety of disciplines as well as museum and visitor studies ranging from science centers and zoos to art and natural history museums. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience gives ...

Book Description

The Museum Experience is the first book to take the "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit. It integrates the authors' original research with that from a wide variety of disciplines as well as museum and visitor studies ranging from science centers and zoos to art and natural history museums. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience gives museum professionals a thorough introduction to what is known about why people go to museums, what they do there, and what they learn. This book is an essential reference for all museum professionals concerned with communicating with the public. It has been used widely for college coursed in the United States, Canada and the UK, and has been translated into Japanese and Chinese.

[美]约翰·福克 (John H.Falk)，加州大学伯克利分校生物学与教育学双料博士，俄勒冈州立大学终身科学技术工程与数学学习研究中心主任，撰写生物学、心理学和教育学领域学术论文超过100篇。 [美]林恩·迪尔金 (Lynn D.Dierking)，佛罗里达大学科学教育博士，俄勒冈州立大学教育学院研究院代理副院长，担任《科学教学研究》《博物馆管理与策展杂志》《课外活动》等期刊的编委。