Amongst recent contemporary art and museological publications, there have been relatively
few which direct attention to the distinct contributions that twentieth and twenty-first century …

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 …

Interpreting Heritage is a practical book about the planning and delivery of interpretation that
will give anyone working in the heritage sector the confidence and tools they need to …

In this paper, I argue that in the face of a crisis about the value of culture, cultural education
has been represented by some of its advocates as a new way of legitimising the cultural …

Teaching about the Holocaust is mandatory in many societies. This prescription is justified
by authorities with many reasons: educating pupils for a better understanding of human …

Taking the wall text in art museums as point of departure, this article investigates
developments in museum media and communication practices in the exhibition room. We …

Museums are key sites for the public presentation of culture. The'verbal register'refers to the
range of textual materials used in the museum, including object ID labels, wall panels, audio …

The role and place of learning in museums has been transformed in the past 20 years
through a shared global community of practice. These transformations are both generic in …

Since Bourdieu, it has been argued that art appreciation requires †œknowledgeâ€. The
focus of this qualitative study was to examine art appreciation as a learned competence by …

This article explores the intersections between museum learning in a distinctive Tasmanian
setting, the possibilities of a new national History curriculum, and the evolving views and …