Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Designing towards Museum Community Engagement in Exhibitions

(Finland)

Research questions: The main topics for my research are how to create design that encourages community participation in the museum and what to expect from such participation .

Data presentation: It is a doctoral dissertation that it might be published by the University of Art and Design Helsinki, as it is the practice in our institution. The data collected came from three case studies in which I create and develop interactive pieces for museums in which visitors, staff and external collaborators could participate by leaving digital comments on the exhibition content.

Principal researcher: Mariana Salgado

Sites: The case studies were conducted in three museums in Helsinki area: Ateneum, Kunshall and Design Museum.

Time span: The research project started actively in 2005 and I plan to deliver the thesis in September 2009.

Contact: mariana.salgado@taik.fi

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