SIGN OF THE TIMES: PARENTAL ADVISORY SIGNS AND FAMILY VISITORS IN ART MUSEUMS
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Authors
Randall, Kathrin Elisabeth
Issue Date
2008
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
Over the last fourteen years, family audiences' attitudes towards exhibitions in science and nature museums have been relatively well researched. Yet, there is a conspicuous absence of similar research on family audiences to art museums. This lack of research, given the growing number of advisory signs, leads to the questions of how effective parental advisory signs are, and how families experience them in the context of their museum visits. Further, an advisory sign also implies an assumption on the part of someone that the content of a show may be difficult or inappropriate for families which leads to the broader question of what families find difficult.
On the basis of three case studies of museums in Northern California and additional interviews, this Master's Project attempts to investigate the issue of advisory signs in art museum exhibitions. I conducted a detailed literature review, carried out site visits and interviewed twenty-four individuals, including adults who visit art museums as part of family groups. Most are members of Generation X.