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Subject:
Disney and Museums
From:
Stacy Roth <[log in to unmask]>
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Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 24 Jul 1994 01:50:00 UTC
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Re: Chuck Watkins request of a few weeks back...
 
On the topic of the ties/differences between museums and theme parks, I came
across yet ANOTHER article on the subject. I think you will *love* the title
of this one...
 
King, Margaret J. "The Theme Park Experience: What Museums Can Learn from
Mickey Mouse," THE FUTURIST 25:6 (Nov/Dec 1991): 24-32.
 
The article predicts that museums will increasingly emulate theme parks,
discusses the concepts of "theming" and "knowledge clustering," cites the
tendency of visitors to be overwhelmed by the museum experience ("art
shock," she calls it), and challenges museums to use their potential to
educate through entertainment and informal culture.
 
Art shock??
 
Stacy Roth       [log in to unmask]

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