SHARED VISIONS: An Examination of Five Interpretive Scripts for Museum Audio-Visual Programs.
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Authors
KUPKA, OLA
Issue Date
1980
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
Slide-tape orientation productions have become helpful interpretive components in museum education programs, for they provide quick definitive orientations which make exhibitions more enjoyable for casual museum-goers. Whatever the exhibition, the aim of audio-visual programs is to interpret information in a simple manner which allows visitors to draw their own conclusions. Objectives for productions should acknowledge the audience and attempt to relate exhibited subject matter to their lives. Programs interpreting exhibitions with artifacts which are unfamiliar to visitors or are far removed from their experiences should narrow their scope to provide definition, explanation, and condensation.
However, programs interpreting exhibitions with familiar subject matter may expand their limits to provide new or detailed information for the audience. Audio-visual productions especially appeal to the public when visual and narrative subject matter is personalized to relate to the lives and activities of human beings.