The Multisensory Museum

Description

Artikelenbundel analyseert vanuit verschillende disciplines de wijze waarop zintuigelijke ervaringen een rol kunnen spelen binnen de museale context. Het 'multisensorisch museum' kan een middel zijn om ook nieuwe doelgroepen bij het museum te betrekken. Bevat tevens interviews met curatoren en kunstenaars (o.a. Ann Hamilton). - Recent research in the cognitive sciences gives us a new perspective on the cognitive and sensory landscape. The Multisensory Museum brings together scholars and museum practitioners from around the world to highlight new trends and untapped opportunities for using such modalities as scent, sound, and touch in museums to offer more immersive experiences and diverse sensory engagement for visually- and otherwise-impaired patrons. Visitor studies describe how different personal and group identities color our cultural consumption and might serve as a compass on museum journeys. Psychologists and educators look at the creation of memories through different types of sensory engagement with objects, and how these memories in turn affect our next cultural experience. An anthropological perspective on the history of our multisensory engagement with ritual and art objects, especially in cultures that did not privilege sight over other senses, allows us a glimpse of what museums might become in the future. Education researchers discover museums as unique educational playgrounds that allow for a variety of learning styles, active and passive exploration, and participatory learning. Designers and architects suggest a framework for thinking about design solutions for a museum environment that invites an intuitive, multisensory and flexible exploration, as well as minimizes physical hurdles. While attention has been paid to accessibility for the physically-impaired since passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, making buildings accessible is only the first small step in elevating museums to be centers of learning and culture for all members of their communities. This landmark book will help all museums go much further