Presenting a case study of an American Indian exhibit at the Funk Heritage Center, I critically examine how this museum’s ideologies and preferred pedagogies shape public discourse about Southeastern Indians in the past and present. Using the methodology of Visitor Studies, this public archaeology project illustrates the benefits of incorporating applied anthropology into museological practice through collaboration with museum staff, volunteers, visitors, and American Indians. Operating within the theoretical frameworks of Charles R. Garoian (2001) and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (1991), my results imply that inserting archaeological narratives into institutional pedagogy alters a museum’s traditional “performance” of the past by challenging its own authority; ultimately, I show how this process can increase viewer awareness about the politics of display.

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The current paper presents a study conducted at At-Bristol Science Centre, UK. It is a front-end evaluation for the “Live Science Zone” at At-Bristol, which will be built during the autumn of 2004. It will provide a facility for programmed events and shows, non-programmed investigative activities and the choice of passive or active exploration of current scientific topics. The main aim of the study is to determine characteristics of what kind of techniques to use in the Live Science Zone. The objectives are to explore what has already been done at At-Bristol, and what has been done at other science centres, and to identify successful devices. The secondary aim is mapping what sorts of topics that visitors are actually interested in debating. The methods used in the study are deep qualitative interviews with professionals working within the field of science communication in Europe and North America, and questionnaires answered by visitors to At-Bristol. The results show that there are some gaps between the intentions of the professionals and the opinions of the visitors, in terms of opportunities and willingness for dialogue in science centre activities. The most popular issue was Future and the most popular device was Film.

Submitted by Anderson Silva (avargas@icict.fiocruz.br) on 2012-05-04T16:21:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ana_maria_m_palma_ioc_ebs_0001_2009.pdf: 1385760 bytes, checksum: 8b2db5fa7eb12a68fee34d621db286b0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-05-04T16:21:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ana_maria_m_palma_ioc_ebs_0001_2009.pdf: 1385760 bytes, checksum: 8b2db5fa7eb12a68fee34d621db286b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Casa de Oswaldo Cruz. Museu da Vida. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Face à participação da ciência em nosso cotidiano, a divulgação científica desempenha um papel crucial na conquista da cidadania e constitui-se em um importante instrumento no processo de aprendizagem por livre escolha. Com o intuito de reforçar sua atuação nesse campo, museus e centros de ciência, meios tradicionais de divulgação da ciência, voltam-se cada vez mais para as novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação e preocupam-se em avaliar o impacto de sua presença virtual. Com o objetivo de traçar um perfil preliminar do público do museu virtual Invivo, do Museu da Vida, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa exploratória, utilizando três métodos de investigação: análise de log do servidor, page-tagging e um questionário on-line. Um levantamento histórico da visitação registrou que, entre 2005 e 2008, houve um aumento de 340% no número de visitas únicas e de 295% no número de páginas acessadas. Estes dados demonstram o crescimento expressivo do site, quando comparados com as estatísticas oficiais que mostram, entre 2005 e 2007, aumento de 28% de brasileiros que já tinha acessado a Internet pelo menos uma vez e de 41% daqueles quem utilizavam esse meio habitualmente. A análise indicou também um crescimento expressivo da visitação no início do período escolar e queda durante as férias, bem como dias úteis movimentados e fins de semana mais calmos. Curvas semelhantes foram detectadas em outros estudos sobre museus. O pico da visitação se dá no horário da tarde, o que sugere uma concentração de estudantes do segundo segmento do ensino fundamental e do ensino médio (a partir de 11/12 anos). A importância do público escolar na visitação ao Invivo é comprovada ainda pelo alto índice de acesso às matérias mais vinculadas ao currículo. Respondido espontaneamente por 209 visitantes, o questionário online permitiu obter dados demográficos, sobre motivações e uma avaliação do site. O visitante virtual é principalmente do sexo feminino (77.9%), majoritariamente adulto e com formação universitária. A preferência como atividade cultural pela leitura de livros (79.90%), seguida pela Internet (77.03%), são dados que apontam para um grupo culturalmente privilegiado e com hábitos diferentes do perfil brasileiro. O site foi aprovado por 91% dos usuários. A linguagem e o conteúdo educacional foram pontos que receberam avaliação positiva. Os participantes solicitaram mais material de apoio ao professor, experiências, jogos e artigos sobre prevenção à saúde, ciência e tecnologia de ponta, meio ambiente, fenômenos da natureza e controvérsias e riscos da ciência. Os usuários sugeriram, também, maior interatividade, com o incentivo ao diálogo e à promoção de debates, e mais recursos, como imagens e fotos exuberantes, infográficos e vídeos. / Given the involvement of science in our daily life, science communication plays a crucial role in the conquest of citizenship, being also an important tool in the process of free-choice learning. Museums and science centers have been a traditional media for public understanding of science. In order to strengthen its activities in this area, these institutions are increasingly turning to the new Information and Communication Technologies. They have been also evaluating the impact of their virtual presence To draw a profile of the public of the Invivo - Museum of the Life’s virtual museum - an exploratory research was developed, using three methods of investigation: log analysis, page-tagging and on-line survey. A historical survey of the visitation recorded an increase of 340% in the number of unique visitors and 295% in the number of page views, between 2005 and 2008. These data demonstrate the expressive growth of the site, when compared with the official statistics, which shows that, between 2005 and 2007, there were an increase of 28% of Brazilians who had accessed the Internet at least once and 41% of those who were frequent Internet users. The analysis demonstrates that visitation grows at the beginning of classes and falls during the school holidays. It also shows busy working days and quiet weekends. Both patterns were found in other studies on museums. Peak visitation occurs in the afternoon hours, which suggests a concentration of students from junior high (from 11/12 years)and high schools. The importance of students and people involved in educational process in the visitation of Invivo is also proven by the high rate of page views of content more related to national curriculum standards. Answered spontaneously by 209 visitors, the online survey collected data on demographics, motivations. It also provided an evaluation of the site. The virtual visitors are mainly women (77.9%), mostly adult and college educated. Their favorite cultural activities were reading (79,9%) and Internet navigation (77%). This points to a culturally privileged group with different habits and profile of the Brazilian population. The site was approved by 91% of the respondents. The language and educational content were items that received positive evaluation. Participants are interested in more educational material, experiences, games, health prevention, cutting-edge S&T, environment, natural phenomena and controversies and risks of science. Users suggested, also, greater interactivity, with the encouragement of dialogue and the promotion of debate, and more resources, such as bigger images, graphics and video.

<p>Webexhibits is a growing but unexplored, cultural phenomenon that indicates a new use of the Internet for cultural communication. In the essay two quantitative methods, logganalysis and websurveys, have been used to study the visitors in 5hus.nu. The purpose is to generate knowledge about webexhibits as a cultural manifestation and medium by studying the experience and actions of its visitors. To achieve the aim the paper explores the methodological questions of how to study webusers. Theories about the exhibition as a medium and the web as a virtual area of exhibits have been used to understand and interpret the results. The study also relates to the research field of Visitor Studies. The analysis shows that a new relationship and pattern of ommunication between the producer and its public is created in the"virtual"exhibition space. Interactivity contributes to differentiated experiences and varying ways in which visitors navigate the site. However the statistic results illustrate that the net is a traceable, complex and technical exhibition arena, where time and space are subordinated and where a new form of cultural activity is being developed.</p> / <p>Utställningar på webben är en växande men fortfarande outforskad kulturyttring, som vittnar om en vidgad användning av Internet för kulturell kommunikation. I uppsatsen tillämpas två webbaserade kvantitativa metoder: trafikanalys och webbenkäter, för att studera besökarna i en fallstudie av webbutställningen 5hus.nu. Syftet har varit att genom analys av besökarnasegna upplevelser och agerande generera kunskaper om webbutställningar som kulturyttring och medium. För att uppnå syftet ges en metodologisk redogörelse för hur besökarna i en webbutställning kan studeras. Empirin har tolkats mot kommunikationsteorier om utställningsmediet och webben som utställningsarena. Studien har även kopplats till det tvärvetenskapliga forskningsfältet Visitor Studies - besöksstudier. Resultaten visar tydligt på hur nya kommunikationsformer mellan avsändare och mottagare skapas i det ”virtuella” utställningsrummet. Interaktiviteten bidrar till att besökarnas upplevelser och agerande i hög grad skiljer sig åt. Samtidigt pekar statistiken på att webben är en mycket spårbar, komplex och teknikstyrd utställningsarena, där tid och rum får en underordnad betydelse och där en ny form av kulturaktivitet håller på att utvecklas. </p>

Webexhibits is a growing but unexplored, cultural phenomenon that indicates a new use of the Internet for cultural communication. In the essay two quantitative methods, logganalysis and websurveys, have been used to study the visitors in 5hus.nu. The purpose is to generate knowledge about webexhibits as a cultural manifestation and medium by studying the experience and actions of its visitors. To achieve the aim the paper explores the methodological questions of how to study webusers. Theories about the exhibition as a medium and the web as a virtual area of exhibits have been used to understand and interpret the results. The study also relates to the research field of Visitor Studies. The analysis shows that a new relationship and pattern of ommunication between the producer and its public is created in the"virtual"exhibition space. Interactivity contributes to differentiated experiences and varying ways in which visitors navigate the site. However the statistic results illustrate that the net is a traceable, complex and technical exhibition arena, where time and space are subordinated and where a new form of cultural activity is being developed. / Utställningar på webben är en växande men fortfarande outforskad kulturyttring, som vittnar om en vidgad användning av Internet för kulturell kommunikation. I uppsatsen tillämpas två webbaserade kvantitativa metoder: trafikanalys och webbenkäter, för att studera besökarna i en fallstudie av webbutställningen 5hus.nu. Syftet har varit att genom analys av besökarnasegna upplevelser och agerande generera kunskaper om webbutställningar som kulturyttring och medium. För att uppnå syftet ges en metodologisk redogörelse för hur besökarna i en webbutställning kan studeras. Empirin har tolkats mot kommunikationsteorier om utställningsmediet och webben som utställningsarena. Studien har även kopplats till det tvärvetenskapliga forskningsfältet Visitor Studies - besöksstudier. Resultaten visar tydligt på hur nya kommunikationsformer mellan avsändare och mottagare skapas i det ”virtuella” utställningsrummet. Interaktiviteten bidrar till att besökarnas upplevelser och agerande i hög grad skiljer sig åt. Samtidigt pekar statistiken på att webben är en mycket spårbar, komplex och teknikstyrd utställningsarena, där tid och rum får en underordnad betydelse och där en ny form av kulturaktivitet håller på att utvecklas.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 ana_m_m_palma__ioc_ebs_mest_2009.pdf: 1385760 bytes, checksum: 8b2db5fa7eb12a68fee34d621db286b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Face à participação da ciência em nosso cotidiano, a divulgação científica desempenha um papel crucial na conquist a da cidadania e constitui-se em um importante instrumento no processo de ap rendizagem por livre escolha. Com o intuito de reforçar sua atuação nesse cam po, museus e centros de ciência, meios tradicionais de divulgação da ciência, voltam-se cada vez mais para as novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação e preocupam-se em avaliar o impacto de sua presença virtual. Com o objetivo de traçar um perfil preliminar do público do museu virtual Invivo, do Museu da Vida, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa exploratória, utilizando três métodos de investigação: análise de log do servidor , page-tagging e um ques tionário on-line. Um levantamento histórico da visitação registrou que, entre 2005 e 2008, houve um aumento de 340% no número de visitas ún icas e de 295% no número de páginas acessadas. Estes dados demonstram o cre scimento expressivo do site, quando comparados com as estatísticas oficiais que mostram, entre 2005 e 2007, aumento de 28% de brasileiros que já tinha aces sado a Internet pelo menos uma vez e de 41% daqueles quem utilizavam esse meio habitualmente. A análise indicou também um crescimento expressivo da visitação no início do período escolar e queda durante as férias, be m como dias úteis movimentados e fins de semana mais calmos. Curvas semelhantes foram detectadas em outros estudos sobre museus. O pico da visitação se dá no horário da tarde, o que sugere uma concentração de estudantes do segundo segmento do ensino fundamental e do ensino médio (a partir de 11/12 anos). A importância do público escolar na visitação ao Invivo é comprovada ainda pelo alto í ndice de acesso às matérias mais vinculadas ao currículo. Respondido espontaneamente por 209 visitantes, o questionário online permitiu obter dados demográficos, sobre motivações e uma avaliação do site. O visitante virtual é principalmente do sexo feminino (77.9%), majoritariamente adulto e com formação universitária. A preferência como atividade cultural pela leitura de livros (79.90%), seguida pela In ternet (77.03%), são dados que apontam para um grupo culturalmente privilegiado e com hábitos diferentes do perfil brasileiro. O site foi aprovado por 91% dos usuários. A linguagem e o co nteúdo educacional foram pontos que receberam avaliação positi va. Os participantes solicitaram mais material de apoio ao professor, experiênc ias, jogos e artigos sobre prevenção à saúde, ciência e tecnologia de ponta, meio ambiente, fenômenos da natureza e controvérsias e riscos da ciência. Os usuários sugeriram, também, maior interatividade, com o incentivo ao diálogo e à promoção de debates, e mais recursos, como imagens e fotos exu berantes, infográficos e vídeos. / Given the involvement of science in our daily life, science communication plays a crucial role in the conquest of citizenship, being also an important tool in the process of free-choice learning. Museums and scien ce centers have been a traditional media for public understanding of science. In order to strengthen its activities in this area, these institutions are increasingly turni ng to the new Information and Communication Technologies. They have been also evaluati ng the impact of thei r virtual presence To draw a profile of the public of the Invivo - Museum of the Life’s virtual museum - an exploratory research was developed, using three met hods of investigation: log analysis, page-tagging and on-line survey. A historical survey of the visitation recorded an increase of 340% in the number of unique visitors and 295% in the number of page views, bet ween 2005 and 2008. These data demonstrate the expressive growth of the site, when compared with the official statistics, which shows that, between 2005 and 2007, ther e were an increase of 28% of Brazilians who had accessed the Internet at least once and 41% of those who were frequent Internet users. The analysis demonstrates that visitation gr ows at the beginning of classes and falls during the school holidays. It also show s busy working days and quiet weekends. Both patterns were found in other studies on museums. Peak visitation occurs in the afternoon hours, which suggests a concentrat ion of students from junior high (from 11/12 years)and high schools. The importance of students and people involved in educational process in the visitation of Invivo is also proven by the high rate of page views of content more related to national curriculum standards. Answered spontaneously by 209 visitors, the online survey collected data on demographics, motivations. It also provided an evaluation of the site. The virtual visitors are mainly women (77.9%), most ly adult and college educat ed. Their favorite cultural activities were reading (79,9%) and Internet navigation (7 7%). This points to a culturally privileged group with different habits and profile of the Brazilian population. The site was approved by 91% of the respondents. The language and educational content were items that rece ived positive evaluation. Pa rticipants are interested in more educational material, experiences , games, health prevention, cutting-edge S&T, environment, natural phenomena and contro versies and risks of science. Users suggested, also, greater interactivity, with the encouragement of dialogue and the promotion of debate, and more resources, such as bigger images, graphics and video

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In the context of New Museology and the breakthrough of smartphones, many museums tend to develop museum-related mobile applications to support the museum visit and facilitate the overall visitor experience. This qualitative case study explores how the context of museum visit frames the experience of usage of smartphone applications, and thus identifies the factors that influence the visitor’s experience of using museum-related smartphone applications. The mobile application of Nationalmuseum in Stockholm is selected as the bounded case for this study. Applying the four contexts for the museum visit as the theoretical framework, this study aims to answer the research questions about how the personal context, the sociocultural context, the physical context, and the digital context affect the visitor’s experience of using the application, and what factors can be identified in this process. As it is a case study with a qualitative perspective, the data is collected through multiple sources, including the interview data and the observation field notes as the primary sources, and some statistical data and visitor feedback survey offered by the museum as the secondary sources. But most of the analysis is based on the one-on-one interviews with twelve visitors. Using the four contexts for the museum visit as the framework, the study conducts the analysis of the data in accordance with the distinct aspects of the four contexts, and thus identifies the factors that affect the visitor’s experience of using the museum application in relation to the four contexts. The findings of this study indicate that the visitor’s experience of using the application is complicated, which can be affected by multiple factors in relation to the four contexts for the museum visit. The personal context and the sociocultural context are proved to be closely related to the visitor’s initial motivation for using museum-related applications. Meanwhile, it can be observed that the physical and the digital contexts affect how visitors perceive the content offered by museum-related mobile applications. Besides, previous research on visitor type of application users is examined by using the findings of this study and thus proved to lack comprehensive considerations. By further discussing how the four contexts interact with each other and influence the visitor, the study tries to further comprehend the visitor’s experience in the process of using museum-related mobile applications. The outcomes of this study bring some insights into the visitor experience of using museum-related mobile applications, and thus contribute some empirical evidence to future research in this field. The four contexts for the museum visit are proved to be applicable for exploring this topic from the perspective of the visitors, and thus can be regarded as a lens for understanding the visitor experience of usage of museum applications. Based on the outcomes of the study, the author makes some recommendations about the future development of the Nationalmuseum application.