Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v18i4.2068
Museum Interpretation as a Didactic Concept: Case Study ofthe Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters
Rajka Bračun Sova
; Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
Metoda Kemperl
; Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
Abstract
This paper examines how knowledge ofartworks is transmittedto visitors through text interpretation in art museums. The theoretical concepts called upon belong to the field of museum education. The research adopts a qualitative methodology, taking the Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters in Zagreb as a case study. Thismuseumproducedan online guidefor ageneral audience, which is supposed to be used in the gallery while viewing and examining artworks. Another source of knowledge ofthe artworks is the gallery catalogue in the format of a printed book, presenting masterpieces from the collection. The analytical approach consists of a close and comparative discourse analysis of the two gallery interpretive materials. We found that the didactic conceptualization of museum interpretation is based on a differentiated approach to knowledge transmission. A relationshipexists between knowledge production and dissemination on the one hand, andtheattitude toward a visitor on the other. Similarities and dissimilaritiespertain to the content and the format of the catalogue and the guide. The didactic conceptualisation of the guide is based on a more visual discourse and anexclusive/inclusive discourse in terms of art historyinformation and adapted museum authority.
Keywords
interpretation; knowledge transmission; museum education
Hrčak ID:
172318
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Publication date:
29.12.2016.
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