Museum Exhibition: Theory and Practice

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ISBN: 9780415080170 | 0415080177
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Copyright: 12/26/1996

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

(1)

The museum exhibition mission

(1)

Types of exhibits

(2)

The role of interpretation

(2)

Conclusions

(1)

The exhibition development process

(11)

Approaches to planning

(3)

Conceptual phase

(3)

Development phase

(3)

Functional phase

(1)

Assessment phase

(1)

Audiences and learning

(13)

People and museums

(1)

Targeting audiences

(3)

Motivations

(2)

Learning and museum exhibitions

(5)

Conclusions

(2)

Designing exhibitions

(35)

Value

(1)

Color

(2)

Texture

(1)

Balance

(1)

Line

(2)

Shape

(1)

Human factors in exhibition design

(12)

Behavioral tendencies

(1)

Methodologies and design strategies

(1)

Traffic flow approaches

(2)

Object arrangement

(7)

Special considerations

(2)

Presenting design ideas

(3)

Controlling the exhibition environment

(15)

Identification and scope

(1)

Macro-environments

(10)

Special concerns of micro-environments

(2)

Conclusions

(1)

Exhibition administration

(9)

Scheduling

(2)

Contracting

(2)

Production and resource management

(1)

Documentation

(1)

Publicity and marketing

(3)

Exhibition evaluation

(12)

What to evaluate

(4)

When to evaluate

(2)

How to evaluate

(3)

Conclusions

101

(2)

Storyline and text development

103

(29)

The storyline

103

(3)

Storyline elements

106

(4)

Text preparation

110

(6)

Guidelines for writing effective text

116

(3)

Typography and production methods

119

(7)

Type specifications

126

(5)

Conclusions

131

(1)

Computers in the exhibition environment

132

(11)

Computer capabilities and uses

133

(1)

Computers as exhibition elements

134

(1)

Computers in exhibition production

135

(3)

Computers as administrative aids

138

(3)

Conclusions

141

(2)

Appendix 1 Infestation report

143

(4)

Appendix 2 Exhibition request form

147

(6)

Appendix 3 Checklist for exhibition development

153

(6)

Glossary

159

(8)

Notes

167

(2)

Bibliography

169

(4)

Index

173

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Museum Exhibition: Theory and Practice

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