Kanop Patcharachon.. On-site interpretations and visitors' understanding of museum discourses the National Museum Bangkok and Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall. Master's Degree(Tourism and Hospitality Management). Mahidol University. Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center. : Mahidol University, 2015.
On-site interpretations and visitors' understanding of museum discourses the National Museum Bangkok and Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall
Abstract:
History museums in Thailand generally use traditional interpretation of the exhibits contexts which focus on the objects to deliver their discourses to the visitors. Even though there is a growing trend to use multimedia interpretation, museums rarely look into visitors perspectives regarding whether traditional or multimedia could better facilitate understanding of museum discourses presented to visitors. The overall results showed the significant of the interpretations regarding the method for delivery of museum discourses to visitors. Even though there were no outstanding differences between using traditional or multimedia interpretations, the findings indicates visitors concerns regarding the importance of contexts such as prior knowledge, exhibition environment, and people engagement supported on-site interpretations which helped visitors understand the discourses of the museums. Therefore, apart from looking into the appropriateness of on-site interpretations, the museum administrators should also pay attention to the exhibits contexts in order to facilitate understanding of the museum discourses for visitors
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