The objects of experience: transforming visitor-object encounters in museums

"What if museums could harness the emotional and intellectual connections people have to personal and everyday objects to create richer visitor experiences? In this book, Elizabeth Wood and Kiersten Latham present the Object Knowledge Framework, a tool for using objects to connect museum visitors to themselves, to others, and to their world. They discuss the key concepts underpinning our lived experience of objects and how museums can learn from them. Then they walk readers through concrete methods for transforming visitor-object experiences, including exercises and strategies for teams developing exhibit themes, messages, and content, and participatory experiences"--

Machine generated contents note: IntroductionPart 1: The ObjectChapter 1: Object KnowledgeChapter 2: Origins of the Object Knowledge FrameworkPart 2: Object RelationshipsChapter 3: Objects as IdentityChapter 4: Objects as RevelationChapter 5: Objects as ReverencePart 3: Object TransformationsChapter 6: Using the Object Knowledge FrameworkChapter 7: Transformation through DesignChapter 8: Transformation through ContentChapter 9: Transformation through ParticipationChapter 10: The End is the BeginningReferencesIndex.

Section 1. Thinking About Objects. Object knowledge ; The object knowledge framework -- Section 2. Object Relationships. Objects as identity ; Objects as memories ; Objects as reverence -- Subject 3. Object Transformations. Using the object knowledge framework ; Transformation through design ; Transformation through content ; Transformation through participation ; The end is the beginning.