The Evolving State of the Art CD-ROM: The National Museum of American Art and Les Impressionistes

The present paper analyzes two prominent art history-based CD-ROMs published in 1996 and 1997, and suggests trends in the information and interface design of cultural multimedia programs. It reviews first- and second-generation feature sets, and assesses the initial impact of object-oriented programming. Both CD-ROMs are described in detail, and their interfaces and navigational structures appraised. Other questions treated include the virtues and pitfalls of hyperlinking, the audience for such ambitious projects, the impact of market dynamics, and potential transferability to the WorldWide Web.     

The Museum Experience: Mapping the Experience of Fine Art

How do visitors to fine art museums experience exhibitions? Can we classify their experiences? What are the factors that drive different types of visitor experience? We set out to answer these questions by analyzing from sociological, psychological, physiological, and behavioral perspectives the responses of 576 visitors to a special exhibition 11: 1 (+ 3) = Eleven Collections for One Museum mounted at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland, from June to August 2009. Our five‐year research project, eMotion: Mapping the Museum Experience, interpreted computer‐modeled movement‐tracking and physiological maps of the visitors in complement with entrance and exit surveys. We tested individual aspects of the visitor, such as her or his expectations of the exhibition prior to seeing it; his or her socio‐demographic characteristics; her or his affinity for art, mood just before and receptivity just after the visit; and spatial, individual, and group‐related behavior patterns. Our study breaks down three types of exhibition experience that we call “the contemplative,” “the enthusing,” and “the social experience.” The results yield new information about aesthetic arousal, cognitive reaction, patterns of social behavior, and the diverse elements of the exhibition experience.     

Media in the Museum: A Personal History

Abstract In the past 50 years, museums have adapted various media for use in museum exhibitions. In the past 15 years, both the formats and the applications have changed dramatically, altering the relationships between museums and visitors, and between visitors and collections. Taking on the challenge of the newest media allows museums to experiment and to reinvigorate their interpretive programs.     

《南方都市报》提价和它生长的传媒时代——与《南方都市报》执行总编辑庄慎之的对话

2007年11月1日,《南方都市报》在深圳地区零售价格调整为每份2元,成为最贵都市报,一时引起各方关注。关注中国传媒发行领域的导向性动态,同步记录中国传媒发行实践前沿,本刊将从本期起陆续登载来自资深媒体人、《城市画报》副总经理黄端先生对书报刊发行实践一线的前沿对话、访谈与综述,以期形成产业实践与学术研究的良性互动。     

科学与艺术结合在展览设计中的实践与思考——以中国科技馆为例

本文通过梳理中国科技馆开馆30余载以来,科学与艺术在科普展览中从相互碰撞、两两融合到彼此借力、强强联合,最终珠联璧合、彼此成就的渐进过程,从教育学、传播学视角出发,提出了在展示内容和展示形式上加强科学与艺术结合广度和深度之思考,以及加强人才队伍建设、探索更多合作途径、将科学与艺术结合的理念融入展览全流程等对策,以期为促进科学与艺术在科技馆中的融合,达到科技馆培养兼具科学精神和艺术修养的创新型人才之教育目标提供参考。