The museum as a social space and a place for lifelong learning

Forfattere

  • Gustav Wollentz Nordiskt centrum för kulturarvspedagogik
  • Martin Brandt Djupdræt Copenhagen Business School
  • Anna Hansen Landskrona municipality
  • Lasse Sonne University of South-Eastern Norway
  • Vibeke Kieding Banik University of South-Eastern Norway

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/nm.10069

Sammendrag

This article explores the social dimensions of the museum by focusing on two questions: 1) What elements in museums have proved successful in creating socially interactive environments? 2) Does social interaction stimulate learning in museums and if so: how? We argue that museums are fundamentally social spaces, which are often appreciated and used as spaces to be social, but also that there is a lack of research and knowledge on how museums act as social spaces in particular, and what kind of learning social interaction in museums stimulate. We are applying the tool Generic Learning Outcomes to approach these questions. By mapping and analysing 30 museum spaces and evaluating 25 activities in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, we have managed to identify a set of elements useful for making museum spaces more social. We have also been able to trace a connection between social interaction in museums and how the museum experience contributes to learning.

Forfatterbiografier

Gustav Wollentz, Nordiskt centrum för kulturarvspedagogik

Forskare och projektledare

UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures

Martin Brandt Djupdræt, Copenhagen Business School

Ph.D. fellow

Chief curator at Den Gamle By, Aarhus

Anna Hansen, Landskrona municipality

Director of culture

Lasse Sonne, University of South-Eastern Norway

Associate Professor

University of South-Eastern Norway

Vibeke Kieding Banik, University of South-Eastern Norway

Associate Professor of Social Studies

Department of Culture, Religion and Social Studies

Nedlastinger

Publisert

2023-01-08