The museum field is witness to a blossoming of research that is providing much-needed data about the attributes and factors that contribute to effective visitor experiences and exhibitions. But how are these studies being applied by interpretive planners and designers? And while much of the research is now available electronically, who has time to read it all and understand what it means? This week I will be talking with Regan Forrest who is both a researcher and practitioner about her doctoral research that identified specific factors that affect how visitors perceive the exhibit environmen
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