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Musuems for teenagersHi, I'm doing some work experience for a musuem in improving the quality of information and making it more interesting for young people and I was wondering
Which musuems have you been to which were memorable and why?
Why would you return to a musuem (what would make you return)?
n particular responses from teenagers would be useful as I realise musuems sometimes skip the 13-19 years?
Thanks for your time
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Make them less stuff in glass boxes....
I recently went to the British museum to see the shakespere exebition and that was good because there was mixtures of lighting, some audio of his quotes which you could only hear in specific areas etc it wanted you to move round and explore more. You also could have an iPod touch to guide you through.
Where the rest of the museum was just.... Stuff on display and you just kept walking around looking and not really paying attention as much as you could.
Possibly is I went to the Shakespeare section second after the rest of the museum I may have been more engrossed. However it was an anti climax.
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Re: Musuems for teenagersWhy? Would you like to play with the 2200 year old statue of Ramesses II?(Original post by Mac.)
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No I don't want to 'play' with a statue. however I have been to many a museum where it is just item after item after item in a glass display. Walking round looking at glass box after glass box is hardly engaging for today's teenagers.(Original post by Norton1)
Why? Would you like to play with the 2200 year old statue of Ramesses II?
Though your comment on if I'd like to 'play' reminded me of a museum in Germany which took on that idea. Next to objects which had 'do not touch' in a German manor house there were also signs saying 'if you'd like to touch... Touch here' so for example all the people curious about touching the velvet wallpaper had a section in which they could.
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Re: Musuems for teenagersso incorporating technology is good(Original post by Mac.)
Make them less stuff in glass boxes....
I recently went to the British museum to see the shakespere exebition and that was good because there was mixtures of lighting, some audio of his quotes which you could only hear in specific areas etc it wanted you to move round and explore more. You also could have an iPod touch to guide you through.
Where the rest of the museum was just.... Stuff on display and you just kept walking around looking and not really paying attention as much as you could.
Possibly is I went to the Shakespeare section second after the rest of the museum I may have been more engrossed. However it was an anti climax.
Its 2012 museums need to modify.
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Re: Musuems for teenagersSee the thing is you keep putting play in quotation marks as if I've wounded your dignity but in fact your original response was inarticulate to the verge of pointlessness. Yet look what I provoked a genuinely thoughtful answer which might be of some use.(Original post by Mac.)
No I don't want to 'play' with a statue. however I have been to many a museum where it is just item after item after item in a glass display. Walking round looking at glass box after glass box is hardly engaging for today's teenagers.
Though your comment on if I'd like to 'play' reminded me of a museum in Germany which took on that idea. Next to objects which had 'do not touch' in a German manor house there were also signs saying 'if you'd like to touch... Touch here' so for example all the people curious about touching the velvet wallpaper had a section in which they could. -
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Re: Musuems for teenagersGood God, no. Technology is rarely done well in museums.
Take a look at the Liverpool slavery museum. Tragic subject matter that would benefit from serious scholarship. What do they do to it? Make everything touchscreen, reduce anything that can be to 100 point font on the wall and provide no elucidation whatsoever. Hated it. -
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Re: Musuems for teenagersNational Media Museum in Bradford - lots of hands-on exhibits and it is clear to see that effort has been made to interest children in the layout and presentation (also helps that the 'media' includes TV)
Steinbeck Centre in Salinas - not strictly a museum, but the information is presented in an attractive way e.g. text in bright colours and large print on the walls, reconstructions of certain scenes, films running on projectors etc.
Jorvik in York - you travel round a reconstruction of Viking York in a little tram thing
and the actual museum bit has staff dressed up as Vikings doing demonstrations. Also features and introduction where you travel back in time in a 'time machine' where the chairs vibrate. Much fun.
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Re: Musuems for teenagersso what would interest you / persuade you to visit a musuem?(Original post by Norton1)
Good God, no. Technology is rarely done well in museums.
Take a look at the Liverpool slavery museum. Tragic subject matter that would benefit from serious scholarship. What do they do to it? Make everything touchscreen, reduce anything that can be to 100 point font on the wall and provide no elucidation whatsoever. Hated it.
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Re: Musuems for teenagersAha this sounds really good thanks(Original post by PurpleEyes)
National Media Museum in Bradford - lots of hands-on exhibits and it is clear to see that effort has been made to interest children in the layout and presentation (also helps that the 'media' includes TV)
Steinbeck Centre in Salinas - not strictly a museum, but the information is presented in an attractive way e.g. text in bright colours and large print on the walls, reconstructions of certain scenes, films running on projectors etc.
Jorvik in York - you travel round a reconstruction of Viking York in a little tram thing and the actual museum bit has staff dressed up as Vikings doing demonstrations. Also features and introduction where you travel back in time in a 'time machine' where the chairs vibrate. Much fun.
we dont have a huge budget so anything to improve the experience is great
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and the actual museum bit has staff dressed up as Vikings doing demonstrations. Also features and introduction where you travel back in time in a 'time machine' where the chairs vibrate. Much fun.
