Essays about: "What is Exhibition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the words What is Exhibition.

1. 1. Folk Costume use portrayed in modern Swedish Museums : A study of nationalism, romanticism and bias in modern exhibitions as a consequence of a subject's history.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturvård

   Author : Klara Gracie Fridberg; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis has been to investigate the presented usage of folk costumes in three different folk costume exhibitions and what this presented usage may be a consequence of. The essay's issues are: What usage of the folk costume is currently represented within Swedish folk costume exhibits? What implications can be found in this representation? What are the museum's opinions on the representation and its implications? The Swedish folk costume is classified as both immaterial cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage. READ MORE

3. 2. Parents’ perceptions about preschool children’s use of mobile devices and experiences at art museums

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Sooyoun Kim; [2023]
   Keywords : preschool children; mobile devices; tablets; educational apps; child-computer interaction; art museums; museum learning;

   Abstract : The child–environment interaction type, which involves touching and handling part of collections and displays, is less common in art museums. In addition, art museums demand many behavioural rules from their visitors. The adult caregivers, therefore, prefer that their preschool children participate in child-friendly activity programmes. READ MORE

4. 3. Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Anastasia Bos; Lycke Förell; [2023]
   Keywords : Book; Exhibition; Post-humanism; Limestone; Quarry; Storytelling; Narrative; Landscape; Exploration; Non-human;

   Abstract : This book, Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration, collects the process and proposals of our thesis, responding to the question: How can critical post-humanist philosophy, using stories as a tool, enhance our understanding of architecture and activate narratives in limestone quarries? We view the limestone quarries on Gotland as an example of humans’ relationship with nature: we take what we want and leave. Although significant for the industry, the quarries are troublesome from an ecological perspective. READ MORE

5. 4. Exhibiting the East : An Analysis of Representations of Pacific Asia in Three Exhibitions in Stockholm

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Yul Cho; [2023]
   Keywords : exhibitions; Sweden; curating; Asia; Asianness; minority; representation; artist as ethnographer; Stuart Hall; Hal Foster; Miwon Kwon;

   Abstract : This thesis is a study of representations of Pacific Asia in exhibitions in Stockholm. In the Swedish culture and art sphere, a public discussion surrounding Asia is conspicuously absent even though there are significant amounts of residents in Sweden with an Asian background. READ MORE

6. 5. Finding the Aesthetic in Visitor Experience : A study of strategies used by Moderna Museet and Bonniers Konsthall to understand the visitor experience within exhibitions

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Ifra Shariq; [2023]
   Keywords : Visitor experience; aesthetic experience; museum visitor surveys; aesthetic experience theory; Moderna Museet; Bonniers Konsthall; contemporary art institutions; art exhibitions;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the role of aesthetic experience of the audience within art exhibitions and its influence on their exhibition making and curatorial decisions of art institutions. This is done by comparing the practices within two case institutions located in Stockholm -Moderna Museet, a public art museum and Bonniers Konsthall, a private art institution. READ MORE