Essays about: "Museum studies"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 107 essays containing the words Museum studies.

  1. 11. Make It Your Own: Digital Applications for Customized Information in Museums : Conception and Evaluation of an App

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Katharina Ullmann; [2023]
    Keywords : app prototype; customization; customized information; filters; information structuring; museum tour app;

    Abstract : Visiting a museum is a popular activity for many people. Be it to find out about certain museum objects or to feel entertained. An important contribution to a satisfying museum experience is the information about the objects. On the one hand, the provided information should be about them, but at the same time reflect the interests of the visitor. READ MORE

  3. 12. Reconstructing Eighteenth-Century Tailoring: A Qualitative Study of Craft Knowledge

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Therese Holmgren; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : reconstruction; eighteenth century; dress history; craft knowledge; hand sewing;

    Abstract : This thesis researches the craft knowledge in eighteenth-century sewing through case studies and reconstructions. With the theoretical framework of experimental archaeology, craft science and object-based research, it was found that reconstructions can be a suitable method to research and document craft knowledge and skills of hand sewing. READ MORE

  4. 13. Heritage Authenticity and Swedish Folk dancers in Skansen Museum

    University essay from

    Author : Xinying Liu; [2022]
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    Abstract : Intangible Cultural Heritage is a dynamic presentation of the local community’s cultural authenticity and identity (UNESCO, 2003), differentiating it from other tourist destinations. Authenticity concerns arise in modern tourism studies (MacCannell, 1973), especially in heritage studies with a significant trend on safeguarding the "living culture" after 2003. READ MORE

  5. 14. The History and Heritage of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Memorial Museum : The function of documentary heritage in urban development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Junyu Pan; [2022]
    Keywords : Theme Museum; Documentary heritage; Urban development; Urban planning; Diversified dissemination;

    Abstract : Shanghai is one of has been a city of high economic and social importance since the early 20th century. The form and historical background of cultural heritages in its downtown districts is different to those in other Chinese cities with protected historical areas such as for instance the Bund area. READ MORE

  6. 15. Integrating the Other: Narrative Constructions of GDR Memory in Berlin Global

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Jette Strohschneider; [2022]
    Keywords : Memory; German Democratic Republic; museum studies; discourse; narrative; othering; European Studies; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : The following paper examines the production of memory in Berlin Global, an exhibition housed at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, through employing methods of discourse and narrative analysis. The analysis aims to deconstruct memories of the German Democratic Republic present in the exhibition and how these are integrated into greater national and international historical narratives through the use of the exhibition design, concept and the objects present there. READ MORE