Overview

It is of prime importance for curators and museum staff to interact with the public and be able to analyse visitor activity. Important data can be extracted from adult visitors of museum exhibitions and from participants in museum education workshops. This course focuses on data collection and data analysis tools and techniques related to the behaviour and the needs of adult museum visitors. Data analysis can provide curators with valuable insights and feedback of how people interact with the content and exhibits.

This 6-day course gives participants theoretical background on the tools and techniques that can be used to analyse visitor’s behavior in a museum, methods of measuring various variables, as well as practical guidelines for evaluating the visitor experience. Discussions, field visits and group work will enrich sharing ideas and exchange of practices between participants.

Objectives

During the course, participants will:
• be informed about the factors that influence visitor’s behaviour in a museum
• investigate observation methods of measuring various variables
• explore tools and techniques for collecting data about visitor behaviour
• examine methods of analyzing data
• practical guidelines to evaluate visitors experience and optimization of understanding
• visit to Cypriot archaeological sites and museums; discussion with museum staff
• examine ICT & AI tools

Methodology

The working methods that are used are highly practical and participatory. The experiential method is used to encourage the search for contemporary pedagogical theories and teaching approaches. The hands-on approach is used to examine real examples, case studies, surveys and simulations. The group activities foster mutual learning, cooperation and collaboration between participants. The discussions encourage sharing ideas, intercultural dialogue and the exchange of good practices between the participants. Social, networking and cultural activities give participants the opportunity to establish professional cooperation and links with teachers, staff, schools and organisations in Europe. At the end of the course, participants fill in an e-questionnaire for evaluation.

Preparation

After confirming registration, participants will be informed about the details of the course (arrival, daily programme). Participants will be able to introduce themselves and bring a few examples of routines and practices that they apply to their teaching.

Course Schedule

DAY 1

• Patterns of visitor activity
• Factors influencing visitor activity
• Monitoring and modeling of visitor activity
• Tour to Limassol Archaeological Museum

DAY 2

• 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

DAY 3

• Analyzing visitor activity
• Visitor-centered approaches
• Qualitative and quantitative tools for collecting data
• ICT tools
• Tour to Theatrical Museum of Cyprus
• Discussion with Museum staff.

DAY 4

• Techniques that analyze visitors’ activity
• Qualitative and quantitative research
• Practical guidelines to evaluate visitors’ experience
• Group work
• Tour to Kourion with Roman mosaics and other antiquities.
• Exploration of the area.

DAY 5

• Visit to Nicosia, the only divided capital in Europe.
• Cyprus Handicraft Service- Deputy Ministry of Culture
• Craft workshops
• Leventis Museum,
• Exploring exhibitions
• Discussion with museum staff
• ‘Laiki Gitonia’
• Data collection for group work

DAY 6

• Designing a survey related to the museum that they work for.
• Presentation of the survey
• Review
• Certificates

DAY 7 (optional)

TOUR TO PAPHOS TOWN
It includes a tour with 5-stops (9:00 am– 5:00 pm) 5:00 pm)
• Tomb of the kings
• Catacomb of Agia Solomoni
• Paphos Archaeological Park with Roman mosaics
• Paphos Medieval Castle and port
• Petra tou Romiou (The birthplace of Aphrodite).

Courses Fees

480 euro (6-day) & 560 euro (7-day)

Offers on request for longer trainings.

Sessions

06.07.2024 – 11.07.2024
14.09.2024 – 19.09.2024