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A Museum in Context: Understanding the Practices of Independent Pop-Up Museums
Various institutions in the museum field have embraced the concept of “pop-up museum” as a way to reach new audiences and to experiment with new ideas for their institution. There are, at the same time, other pop-up museums ... -
A Thesis on the Authenticity and Preservation of Functionally-Used Objects
For many museums with physical collections, preventive conservation was the basis for “best-practice” collections management policies. Under such a philosophy, the purposeful subjection of a collections object to hazardous ... -
Activist Social Work in Small Museums: A Community-Level Exploration
While there is much dialogue around the potential for museums to engage in social work, there is little research on how museums practice social work at the community level. This study sought to explore the ways in which ... -
Adopt-an-Object: Reaching Donors Through Personalized Fundraising
The purpose of this research study was to understand museums' use of adopt-an-object (AO) fundraising and their effects on donor base. The study focused on the rationale for implementing the campaign, the nature of the ... -
Adult Immigrants and the American Museum: Forming Relationships and Engagement From Within the Community
Foreign immigration to the United States of America has increased over the past few decades. This creates an interesting opportunity for museums that may consider this audience more when developing programming. This research ... -
Alternative Voices: Exploring Museums’ Use of Technology-Based Contributory Visitor Experiences
Technology-based participatory experiences are on the rise in art museums. The purpose of this study was to explore museums’ use of technology-based, participatory experiences designed to encourage visitors to contribute ... -
“An Immersive Journey:” Analyzing the Use of Survivor Testimony in Holocaust Museums
The purpose of this study was to identify interpretive strategies used by museums in connecting visitors to Holocaust survivors through testimony. As the Holocaust recedes further into the past and Holocaust survivors get ... -
An Analysis of Fundraising Strategies In Local Maritime History Museums
Fundraising is an essential part of non-profit organizations like museums. Despite the vast literature that discusses fundraising strategies, there is no literature showing how fundraising strategies are used in maritime ... -
Analyzing Visitor Perceptions of Personalization in Art Museum Interactive Technology
Although art museums are increasingly exploring the use of interactive technology to engage visitors, very little research has explored visitor perceptions of these technologies and the specific strategies employed through ... -
Approaching the Limitless: The Sustainability of Art-Collecting Institutions of the Pacific Northwest
This paper focused on growth and sustainability within art collections at seven art-collecting institutions of the Pacific Northwest. This topic is crucial to the future collecting plans of art-collecting institutions. The ... -
Are Museum Professionals Happy? Exploring Well-Being Across Domains and in the Workplace
(2013-07-25)Within the museum field, it is widely acknowledged that museums can have a positive influence on public well-being. Little is known, however, about the well-being of the people who staff museums, which may influence museums' ... -
Art Museums, School Visits and Critical Thinking: A Case Study of Programmatic Strategies
Abstract This research study sought to describe the programmatic strategies used within art museum school field trips to facilitate the development of students’ critical thinking skills. Data were collected using a case ... -
The Art of War: Examining Museums' Art Therapy Programs for Military Veterans
Twenty-two American veterans commit suicide every day, many of them suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Art therapy has been shown to be effective at decreasing the symptoms of PTSD, and a few museums recognize ... -
Articulating Loss: Quantifying Skeletal Incompleteness in Natural History Collections
The purpose of this instrumental case study was to characterize the degree to which element loss has occurred in natural history museum skeletal collections, which elements were lost, and what types of loss occurred. Through ... -
Assessing Historical Thinking at a State History Museum
The purpose of this study was to use The Big Six: Historical Thinking Skills framework (Seixas, 2013) to describe historical thinking by adult visitors at a local history museum. Data was collected through interviews with ... -
Audio Elements: Understanding Current Uses of Sound in Museum Exhibits
Sound is increasingly used as an interpretive tool in a variety of museum exhibits, but currently accepted practices are not well understood by professionals across the field. This study surveyed eight exhibit design ... -
Beyond Depiction: Engaging with Homeless Adults
(2012-09-13)Homelessness is an enduring issue that has received increased attention over the last few years. Indeed, the recent financial crisis left many people homeless for the first time and made it harder for those already homeless ... -
Big Data Development: A Tool for Interpreting Institutional Impact
The purpose of this research study is to understand how immediate and ongoing access to Big Data analytics, focused on museum visitors, influences the strategies used by development departments to communicate institutional ... -
Changed Perceptions About Science Communication: A Case Study of STEM Graduate Students in Portal to the Public
(2013-02-25)Current research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) remains largely unavailable to nonscientists. The existing structure of the academic tenure process in universities and STEM graduate training ... -
Chasing the Muses: Visitor Experiences with Inspiration in Art Museums
The word inspiration is regularly referenced in museum mission statements and strategic plans as a component of institutional goals and priorities. So far, some research has been done in museums to define the concept of ...