The third edition of Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies provides a vital framework for
analysing the complexity of cultural tourism and its increasing globalization in existing as …

This article investigates the interplay between art, commerce and democratization in the
contemporary art market. It studies the roles of art merchandise, such as mugs decorated …

This paper presents a framework for the design of interpretive media in art museums. These
have been developed based on a review of the literature and the study of current practices …

Currently, there is no common understanding of categorizing, conceptualizing, and
measuring consumption motives in the performing arts. Study one presents the results of …

ABSTRACT The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), in Australia's island state of
Tasmania, bears all the hallmarks of the new museology and a flagship museum. Located in …

In this thesis, I attempt to trace the threads that links the theoretical concept of narrative to the
museum blockbuster exhibition. I adopt a qualitative dialogic approach, exploring the topic …

How one conceptualizes place in research matters. I offer a 'line analysis' informed by
Ingold's idea that places are 'tissues of lines' and argue that this enables reflexivity with …

The arrival of the Museum and Old and New Art (Mona) in the disadvantaged municipality of
Glenorchy was heralded as the beginning of significant social change in Australia's island …

Brazil's art market has experienced a significant growth during the 2000s and the first years
of the 2010s. This growth, among other things, has stimulated the creation of four …

Many museums have been critically characterized as elitist institutions that offer few
inclusive services to meet the needs and interests of marginalized populations and …