The museum experience revisited

Foreword / Marsha Semmel

Preface

Introduction: The contextual model of learning

I. Before the visit. The personal context : identity-related motivations ; The sociocultural context : museums in society ; The personal context : prior experience, interest, and knowledge

II. During the visit. The physical context : exhibitions ; The physical context : more than exhibitions ; The sociocultural context : in the museum ; The interplay of contexts : the museum as Gestalt

III. After the visit. The museum experience remembered ; Measuring the learning impact of museums

IV. A professional's guide to the museum experience. Supporting the museum experience : before, during, and after the visit

V. Beyond the visit. The twenty-first-century museum

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