Little is known about the factors involved in parents’ with a child with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) decisions to visit a community outing with their family. The purpose of this research is to describe the factors that families consider when making a decision to visit a museum of science with their child with ASD. Data were analyzed based on data from a previous study in which observations and interviews were completed in order to describe the experiences of nine children and their families visiting a science museum. The findings indicated that families considered their child and his/her age and abilities, the community environment, and the features of the activities in the community space as a family when deciding whether their child was ready to visit the museum. Additionally, parents appeared to consider their available strategies for use while in the community when making readiness decisions. The information learned in this study may aid families who are trying to appraise whether their child is ready for a family community outing. Additionally, findings from this research may benefit museums interested in creating inclusive experiences for families with a child with ASD. Recommendations are provided for future research in the area of readiness for community outings for families with a child with ASD.

abstract: The Neue Galerie in New York City includes some of the most impressive and culturally-specific artwork from Ronald S. Lauder's private art collection. The Neue's permanent exhibitions showcase pieces from the Wiener Sezession (Vienna Secession) and Wiener Werkstätte (Applied Arts of Vienna) in an environment that also employs replicas and period specific motifs to evoke the interiors of the private homes in which affluent fin-de-siècle Viennese art patrons lived, displayed influential modernist work, and held culturally important salons. Gustav Klimt's celebrated Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907) is arguably the museum's most prized artwork. It serves as an icon that immortalizes Ronald Lauder as private collector. The figure of Adele Bloch-Bauer has also become an important emblem, whose story epitomizes the complexities of Jewish identity and its influence upon Viennese modern art. This thesis explores how the Neue Galerie's physical layout represents a specific model of modernism. By focusing on the portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, I urge a rethinking of the museum's relationship to modern art as an interpretation of the past. The themes that surround Adele Bloch-Bauer I have shaped Lauder's agenda as the leading private collector of the art of fin-de-siècle Vienna. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Art History 2012

This thesis analyses a 12% sample of the 900 extant pairs of eighteenth-century women’s shoes in British museums and argues that shoes are a valuable but currently underused historical resource. The analysis is supported by both primary and secondary literature and contemporary images and much of the research is presented in a visual format such as images, diagrams and tables. The thesis revolves around the following questions: What can women’s shoes tell us about eighteenth-century culture? How can object based analysis of shoes enhance our current understanding of women’s footwear in the eighteenth century? How can we characterise materials, construction and manufacture of such shoes based on extant examples? What implications do these findings have for conservators and others responsible for the survival and management of the extant corpus? By recording the complexity of shoes as composite objects and examining how they are made; from what and how their components were processed and manufactured the thesis greatly increases the current available knowledge. It proposes a methodology for studying shoes and recording subsequent findings. The thesis also recognises the potential of shoes as historical sources. In addition it examines how we might seek to manage shoes as heritage assets in the future and acknowledges the significant role of the conservator in this. A holistic approach involving both curators and conservators in the decision making process relating to conservation and preservation is given. The appendices give full details of the sampled shoes and show the completed survey forms.

La connaissance des civilisations passées est un élément de progrès de l’Humanité. En ce sens, les musées constituent une nécessité pour nos sociétés, pour autant, ils sont soumis à des impératifs budgétaires notamment du fait des restrictions des subventionnements étatiques. Notre questionnement a donc été de comprendre comment les musées nationaux concilient les objectifs institutionnels avec les objectifs gestionnaires imposés par la LOLF ?La thèse que nous défendons ici est l’apport d’une nouvelle forme dans le champ de la théorie des organisations. Soumis aux obligations de la LOLF, les établissements muséaux que nous avons étudiés n’ont pas fait le choix de rester seulement une institution ou de se désinstitutionnaliser en organisation. Ils ont réussi la difficile conciliation entre les objectifs muséaux traditionnels et les objectifs gestionnaires et ont déployé, chacun à leur manière, une structure hybride stable et équilibrée.Cette recherche a été faite par la mise en évidence de quatre approches génériques issues de la bibliographie de référence puis par l’étude de deux grands établissements. Pour ce faire, et malgré la fermeture du terrain, nous avons étudié les rapports d’activité sur onze ans ainsi que neuf entretiens. / Knowledge of past civilizations is an element of improvement for Humanity. Despite this fact making of museums a requirement for our societies, they suffer from budgetary constraints mainly due to restrictions of state subsidization. Our question was to understand how national museums reconcile their institutional objectives with management objectives imposed by the French LOLF.The purpose of this thesis is to defend the development of a new form in the field of organizational theory. The museums we observed have not made the choice to remain only an institution or to desinstitutionalize themselves into an organization. They managed the difficult balance between traditional museum objectives and management objectives and they each found a unique solution to deploy a stable and balanced hybrid structure.This research was done by highlighting four generic approaches from the literature and the study of two establishments. To do this, and despite the closure of the field, we studied the activity reports of eleven years and conducted nine interviews.

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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

Submitted by Luciana Figueiredo Avelar (lucianafavelar@gmail.com) on 2015-04-16T13:33:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_AVELAR, Luciana.pdf: 1455127 bytes, checksum: 02e67f5d28bf0f511132fbf90a9c599c (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rafael Aguiar (rafael.aguiar@fgv.br) on 2015-05-04T19:10:57Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_AVELAR, Luciana.pdf: 1455127 bytes, checksum: 02e67f5d28bf0f511132fbf90a9c599c (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marcia Bacha (marcia.bacha@fgv.br) on 2015-05-06T14:53:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_AVELAR, Luciana.pdf: 1455127 bytes, checksum: 02e67f5d28bf0f511132fbf90a9c599c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-06T14:53:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_AVELAR, Luciana.pdf: 1455127 bytes, checksum: 02e67f5d28bf0f511132fbf90a9c599c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-20 / The Taquaril Museum, created in 2010, is studied as a contemporary museum institution, as a community museum, as an initiative driven by the government sector through the Pilot Action of the program Pontos de Memória, carried out by the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram). With inquiry conducted through desk research and interviews, supplemented by consulting other sources, are described and analyzed: the emergence context of Taquaril Museum, stages and processes of its creation and its establishment, faced challenges and prospects for continuity. The study is made from literature review about the development, the transformation and the diversification of the museums in the West. These ones considered as tools used in social processes of memories construction and identitys affirmation. Are focused the so-called new museology and the emergence, in recent years, of socially oriented museums, engaged in satisfy society interests in a more democratic way. It is addressed the current national development context of inclusive cultural policies and a specific national public policy for the museum sector. It is observed that the trajectory of the Taquaril Museum, within this scenario, is impacted by agents and circumstances of the internal context of the institution and of the local community. And it is also impacted by the external environment, especially the operation of Ibram and the program Pontos de Memória. It is concluded that there are still obstacles to be faced by Taquaril Museum for its consolidation as a community museum. / O Museu do Taquaril, criado em 2010, é estudado como instituição museológica contemporânea, como museu comunitário, como iniciativa impulsionada pelo setor governamental por meio da Ação-Piloto do programa Pontos de Memória, do Instituto Brasileiro de Museus (Ibram). Com investigação realizada por meio de pesquisa documental e entrevistas, complementada por consulta a outras fontes, são descritos e analisados: o contexto de surgimento do Museu do Taquaril, etapas e processos de sua criação e de seu estabelecimento, desafios enfrentados e perspectivas para sua continuidade. O estudo é feito a partir de revisão de literatura sobre o desenvolvimento, a transformação e a diversificação dos museus no ocidente, observados como ferramentas utilizadas em processos sociais de construção de memórias e afirmação de identidades. São focalizados a chamada nova museologia e o surgimento em anos recentes de museus de cunho social, associados ao atendimento mais democrático de interesses da sociedade. É abordado o contexto nacional atual de implementação de políticas culturais inclusivas e de uma política pública nacional específica para o setor museal. Observa-se que a trajetória do Museu do Taquaril, iniciativa inserida nesse cenário, é impactada por agentes e circunstâncias do contexto interno da instituição e da comunidade local, assim como do contexto externo, especialmente a atuação do Ibram e o programa Pontos de Memória. Conclui-se que ainda há obstáculos a serem enfrentados pelo Museu do Taquaril para sua consolidação como museu comunitário.

Master of Science / Department of Computer Science / Daniel Andresen / This project involves in developing a responsive web application for Beach Museum at Manhattan, Kansas. Application is built on development boxes using Amazon web services. Project is built on MVC architecture that helps user to search images, create their own collection from the images and include an admin module. Migrating the current existing SQL database to couchDB for better performance of the available data. Integrated Apache Lucene to support text search in the couch database writing different indexes to retrieve the results. Implementing core functionalities like basic search, advanced search, filter objects with respective to artist, decade, object type and relevance using different indexes and Mango queries in the couchDB. Search Results are further chunked and displayed to the user. Web storage API’s were used to provide the functionality for a user to create their own collection (set of Images). Built an Admin module to perform CRUD operations the database. Admin module involves in creating exhibitions, adding/editing works and artists in the couch DB.

abstract: This thesis will examine how the Middle Ages are historically interpreted and portrayed in the United States. In order to keep this study within reasonable bounds, the research will exclude films, television, novels, and other forms of media that rely on the Pre-Modern period of European history for entertainment purposes. This thesis will narrow its focus on museums, non-profit organizations, and other institutions, examining their methods of research and interpretation, the levels of historical accuracy or authenticity they hold themselves to, and their levels of success. This thesis ultimately hopes to prove that the medieval period offers the same level of public interest as popular periods of American history. This focus on reenactment serves to illustrate the need for an American audience to form a simulated connection to a historical period for which they inherently lack geographic or cultural memory. The utilization of hyperreality as described by Umberto Eco lends itself readily to this historic period, and plays to the American desire for total mimetic immersion and escapism. After examining the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition of medieval history as high art and culture, the thesis focuses on historical reenactment, as it offers a greater level of visitor interaction, first by analyzing R.G. Collingwood’s definition of “reenactment” and it’s relation to the modern application in order to establish it as a veritable academic practice. The focus of the thesis then turns to the historical interpretation/reenactment program identified here as historical performance, which uses trained actors in controlled museum conditions to present historically accurate demonstrations meant to bring the artifacts on display to simulated life. Beginning with the template first established by the Royal Armories Museum in the United Kingdom, a comparative study utilizing research and interviews highlights the interpretative methods of the Frazier History Museum, and those of the Higgins Armory Museum. By comparing both museum’s methods, a possible template for successfully educating the American public about the European Middle Ages; while a closer examination of the Frazier Museum’s survival compared to the Higgins Armory’s termination may illustrate what future institutions must do or avoid to thrive. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis History 2015

Det här examensarbetet handlar om hur formgivare kan uppdatera en befintlig basutställning i museisammanhang med hjälp av berättandet, där syftet är att följa upp museers mål om engagemang och förmedling. Museer representerar både forntid och samtid och av den orsaken är det av vikt att museer ständigt uppdateras och känns relevant för besökande.Arbetet har skett i samarbete med Nordiska museet i Stockholm och undersökt hur berättelser och designorientering kan bidra till uppdatering av basutställningar och bidra till förmedlingen av ett historiskt innehåll.Som underlag till gestaltningsförslaget har två forskningsrapporter studerats samt teorier inom berättelse och designorientering. Ett urval av metoder har använts, som intervju, plats- och utställningsanalys, referensobjekt samt personlig kommunikation.Projektet har lett till ett designkoncept med förslag till hur utställningen ”Dukade bord” vid Nordiska Museum kan gestaltas. Även två förslag på utställningstillägg har tagits fram, vilket representerar vår nära historia och samtiden. / This thesis explores how designers can renew and update existing museum exhibitions. The aim was to fulfil museums’ goals on engagement and conveyance of information. Museums represent both the past and the present, therefore it is important that museums continuously update exhibitions to remain relevant to visitors.This work was done in cooperation with The Nordic museum in Stockholm and explored how storytelling and design orientation could contribute to updates and conveyance of historic content.The project lead to a design concept with a suggestion on how the exhibition “The Set Table” at the Nordic museum could be renewed. It even presents a suggestion of an exhibition appendix representing our near history and present.The design concept for the renewal is based on two papers and a thesis from within the field of storytelling and design orientation. In addition, a variety of methods such as interviews, spatial- and exhibition analysis, references and personal communication, were used. / <p>Informationsdesign - Rumslig Gestaltning</p>