Behavioral and cognitive practices in the field of museum-related adult education

Behavioral and cognitive practices in the field of museum-related adult education (6-DAY COURSE) LIMASSOL

It is very important for museum curators and museum staff to understand and be able to analyse the activity and behaviour of visitors in their museum. The behaviour of visitors can provide curators with feedback on what is happening at the museum –where do people go, what exhibits visitors spend most time at, what hours of the day are most busy at certain areas, how people interact with the content and exhibits that they have designed etc.
This 6-day course gives participants theoretical background about visitors’ behaviour in the museum, observation methods of measuring various variables, as well as practical guidelines to evaluate visitors’ experience. Discussions, site visits and group work will enrich sharing ideas and exchange of practice between participants.

Objectives

During the course, participants will:
- get informed about the behaviour of visitors in a museum and the factors that influence it
- learn techniques that analyze visitors’ behaviour
- explore visitors’ motivations
- explore the relation between motivation and identity
- investigate observation methods of measuring various variables
- examine practical guidelines to evaluate visitors’ experience
- visit Cypriot museums and discuss with the museum staff.

Course schedule

DAY 1

Visitors’ behaviour in a museum
Factors that influence visitors’ behavior
Analyzing visitors’ behaviour
Tour to Municipal Gallery
Tour to Limassol Archaeological Museum

DAY 2

Techniques that analyze visitors’ behaviour
Visitors’ motivations
The relation between motivation and identity
Tour to Theatrical Museum of Cyprus
Discussion with Museum staff.

DAY 3

Observation methods of measuring various variables
Practical guidelines to evaluate visitors’ experience
Group work
Tour to Kourion with Roman mosaics and other antiquities.
Exploration of the area.

DAY 4

Tour to Limassol historical center, Castle area, Carob Mill Museum and other monuments.
Visiting Medieval Castle & Museum
Doing activities in the city center
Data collection for the group work