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100 _aLord, Barry Ed.
245 _aManual of museum exhibitions
250 _aEd.2
260 _c2014
_bRowman and Littlefield
_aLanham
300 _axvii,438p.
520 _aList of Figures and Images xi Acknowledgements xvii Chapter 1. Introduction: The Exhibition Planning Process 1 By Gail Dexter Lord and Maria Piacente 1.1 Exhibition Development Process 2 Part 1: Why? Chapter 2. The Purpose of Museum Exhibitions 7 By Barry Lord 2.1 Exhibitions as a Function of Museums 8 2.2 Museum Exhibitions as the Communication of Meaning 10 2.3 Modes of Exhibition Apprehension 14 Case Study: Cleveland Museum of Art 19 By Nicole Dawkins Chapter 3. Where Do Exhibition Ideas Come From? 23 By Barry Lord 3.1 Research-Based and Market-Driven Exhibitions 23 3.2 Planning for Exhibition Research 24 Chapter 4. Measuring Success 27 ByGail Dexter Lord 4.1 Museum-Specific Evaluation Criteria 28 4.2 Who Is This Exhibition For and Why? 30 By Kate Markert and Gail Dexter Lord 33 4.3 Before, During, and After: Front-End, Formative, and Summative Evaluation 33 By Duncan Grewcock 4.4 Qualitative and Quantitative Audience Research 40 By Barbara Soren and Jackie Armstrong Part 2: Where? Chapter 5. Exhibition Facilities 57 By Heather Maximea 5.1 Developing Design Criteria for Exhibition Space 57 5.2 Exhibition Environments for Collections 60 5.3 Exhibition Space Characteristics 68 5.4 Exhibition Gallery Security 86 5.5 Accessibility, Adjacency, and Circulation 93 Chapter 6. A World of Exhibition Spaces 99 By Heather Maximea 6.1 Permanent vs. Changing Exhibition Spaces 99 6.2 Exhibition Spaces for Art or Archives 101 6.3 Exhibition Spaces for Artifacts or Specimens 105 6.4 Intercreative Exhibition Spaces log 108 6.5 Study Spaces within the Exhibition 112 6.6 Temporary Exhibition Galleries and Multipurpose Spaces 113 Case Study: The Reach: A Mixed-Use Facility 117 Part 3: What? Chapter 7. Permanent Collection Displays 121 By Katherine Molineux 7.1 Planning for Permanent Collection Exhibitions 121 7.2 Changing Permanent Collection Displays 123 7.3 Interpreting Collections 124 7.4 Modes of Display 126 Chapter 8. Exhibitions Not Based on Collections 133 By Katherine Molineux 8.1 Idea Exhibitions 133 8.2 Children's Exhibitions 135 8.3 Living History Exhibitions 138 8.4 Science Exhibitions 141 Case Study: Weston Family Innovation Centre 143 By Lesley Lewis and Kevin von Appen Chapter 9. Virtual Experiences 147 By Ngaire Blankenberg 9.1 Web 148 9.2 Mobile Technology 149 9.3 Developing Virtual Web and Mobile Experiences 150 9.4 Options for Web Experiences 153 9.5 Options for Mobile Experiences 159 9.6 Conclusion 163 Chapter 10. Participatory Exhibitions 165 By Ngaire Blankenberg 10.1 Participatory Exhibitions: Enhancing the Museum's Value for New Publics 167 10.2 The Paradox of Participation 168 10.3 Why have Participatory Exhibitions? Goals and success Indicators 168 10.4 From Visitors to Participanrs: The Participation Continuum 168 10.5 Types of Participatory Exhibits 170 10.6 Ingredients for Participation 190 10.7 Conclusion 194 Chapter 11. Temporary Exhibitions 197 By Katherine Molineux and Maria Piacente 11.1 Managing a Temporary Exhibition Program 198 11.2 Making Space for Temporary Exhibitions 202 11.3 Public and Educational Programming 204 11.4 Funding a Temporary Exhibition Program 204 11.5 Generating Revenue 206 Chapter 12. Traveling Exhibitions 207 By Maria Piacente 12.1 Staff and Professional Resources 209 12.2 Loan Agreements 210 12.3 Preparing an Exhibition for Travel 211 12.4 Managing the Tour 213 12.5 Borrowers and Organizers 215 Chapter 13. Exhibition Retail 217 By Susan Dunlop 13.1 Key Trends and Principles 218 13.2 Retail Research 219 13.3 Merchandise Mix 221 13.4 Beyond the Museum Shop 223 13.5 Products Related to Temporary Exhibitions 225 Case Study: "Harry Potterâ„¢: The Exhibition" 228 Part 4: How? Chapter 14. Who Is Involved in the Exhibition Process? 233 By Maria Piacente 14.1 Roles and Responsibilities 233 14.2 Teams and Committees 237 14.3 Contracting Expertise 238 14.4 Making Decisions 239 Chapter 15. Preparing the Exhibition Brief 241 By John Nicks and Maria Piacente 15.1 Formulating the Exhibition Concept 241 15.2 Exhibition Brief 244 Case Study: "Canada: Day 1" 249 Chapter 16. Interpretive Planning 251 By Maria Piacente 16.1 Addressing Learning Styles in the Interpretive Plan 253 By Christina Sjoberg 16.2 Interpretive Planning Process 255 Case Study: Interpretive Plan: National Archaeological Museum Aruba 264 Chapter 17. Curatorship and Content Development 269 By Lisa Dillon Wright 17.1 Research Planning 269 17.2 Collections Research and Selection 272 17.3 Exhibition Text 275 17.4 Image Research and Procurement 281 17.5 Researching Hands-On Exhibits, Models, and Dioramas 287 17.6 Researching Audiovisual and Multimedia Exhibits 288 Chapter 18. Design 293 By Yvonne Tang and Yves Mayrand 18.1 The Design Process 294 18.2 Designing Interactivity 298 18.3 Lighting Design 300 By Kevan Shaw 18.4 Exhibition Display Cases 305 By Jim Stewart 18.5 Graphic Design 314 By Jacqueline Tang 18.6 Universal Design and Diversity 322 By Craig Thompson and Phillip Thompson 18.7 Green Design 335 By Yvonne Tang Chapter 19. Multimedia 339 By Ken Reddick and Milica Stefancic 19.1 What Is It? 340 19.2 Where and How Is Multimedia Incorporated into the Exhibition? 345 19.3 Hardware and Software 347 19.4 Centralized Control or Not? 349 19.5 Where Does the Content Live? 349 19.6 Visitor Technology 350 19.7 Social Media 351 19.8 Operations and Maintenance 351 19.9 From Concept to Delivery and Beyond: Developing a Multimedia Exhibit 352 Case Study: Developing Multimedia Experiences for the Royal Ontario Museum's 354 "Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana" Chapter 20. Fabrication and Installation 359 By Erich Zuern 20.1 Design Bid or Design-Build: What's the Difference? 359 20.2 Getting Started 361 20.3 The Fabrication Process 364 20.4 Tracking and Scheduling 370 20.5 Warranty 371 Chapter 21. financial Planning 373 By Erich Zuern 21.1 Creating an Exhibition Budget 373 21.2 Direct Exhibition Costs 374 21.3 Related Exhibition Costs 376 21.4 Managing the Budget 377 Chapter 22. Effective Exhibition Project Management 379 By Robert LaMarre 22.1 What Is Project Management and Why Is It Needed? 379 22.2 A Team Effort 380 22.3 Applying Project Management Methodology 382 22.4 Certifications and Continuous Learning 390 22.5 Completing the Tasks 390 Chapter 23. Conclusion: Making Meaning through Museum Exhibitions 393 By Gail Dexter Lord Glossary 395 Annotated Bibliography 409 Index 421 List of Contributors 435
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