We introduce a taxonomy of museum environments, based upon three dimensions: the auratic/non-auratic character of the environment, visitors’ cultural attendance, and level of cultural attendance of the social context. We consider a case study of a museum environment characterized by the least favourable socio-cognitive conditions, and conduct a study on 102 museum visitors about their cognitive performance in terms of attention and recall, cultural habits, evaluation of museum services, and psychological well-being. In spite of a fair cognitive performance in terms of attention and recall and a general satisfaction with the museum environment features, a weak relationship between performance and cultural habits, and between cultural habits and psychological well-being, is found. We conclude that museum policies for low-attendance museum environments should be carefully reconsidered in order to stimulate visitors to develop more culturally oriented habits, with possible positive impacts also in terms of well-being.
Museum environments, visitors’ behaviour, and well-being: beyond the conventional wisdom, 2016-10-21.
Autori: | FERILLI , GUIDO; Grossi, Enzo; SACCO, PIERLUIGI; Tavano Blessi, Giorgio |
Data di pubblicazione: | 21-ott-2016 |
Titolo: | Museum environments, visitors’ behaviour, and well-being: beyond the conventional wisdom |
Rivista: | |
Nazione editore: | United Kingdom |
Editore: | Butterworth Heinemann |
Volume: | 32 |
Fascicolo: | 1 |
Pagina iniziale: | 80 |
Pagina finale: | 102 |
Numero di pagine: | 23 |
Revisione (peer review): | esperti anonimi |
IF: | senza ISI Impact Factor |
Rilevanza: | internazionale |
Lingua: | English |
URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09647775.2016.1239125 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2016.1239125 |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore SECS-P/02 - Politica Economica Settore SPS/07 - Sociologia Generale |
Keywords: | Museum environments, cultural attendance, attention and recall, aura, museum policy, psychological well-being |
Abstract: | We introduce a taxonomy of museum environments, based upon three dimensions: the auratic/non-auratic character of the environment, visitors’ cultural attendance, and level of cultural attendance of the social context. We consider a case study of a museum environment characterized by the least favourable socio-cognitive conditions, and conduct a study on 102 museum visitors about their cognitive performance in terms of attention and recall, cultural habits, evaluation of museum services, and psychological well-being. In spite of a fair cognitive performance in terms of attention and recall and a general satisfaction with the museum environment features, a weak relationship between performance and cultural habits, and between cultural habits and psychological well-being, is found. We conclude that museum policies for low-attendance museum environments should be carefully reconsidered in order to stimulate visitors to develop more culturally oriented habits, with possible positive impacts also in terms of well-being. |
Numero degli autori: | 4 |
Supporto: | A stampa |
Data di accettazione: | 17-set-2016 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |
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