Days and Nights at the Museum…there’s a Dissertation for that!

By Sarah Palmer, Customer Experience Supervisor

Perhaps spring break, a day off, a school trip or a recent vacation allowed you the opportunity to visit a museum. While you were there did you find yourself wondering how the exhibits were designed? How many people visit museums? How museums are funded and advertise their offerings? Well, there are people who have written their dissertation on those subjects and many others. Next time you visit a museum keep this information in mind and know there is a lot going on behind the scenes.  

Beliveau, J. (2015). Audio elements: Understanding current uses of sound in museum exhibits 

Chang, T. (2008). Effects of design features on visitors' behavior in a museum setting 

Grove, C. (2013). Adults' expectations and perceptions of a visit while accompanying a child to a children's museum  

Lyons, C. C. (2011). A social networking space: A study on the productivity of twitter in museum practice 

Rudrud, E. (2015). Does money matter? Visitor awareness and perception of museum funding models 

Shortle, M. (2011). An activity-centered design perspective for the creation of museum exhibits