Shedding New Light on Art Museum Additions: Front Stage and Back Stage Experiences

ISBN-13: 9781138215856 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 180 str.

Altaf Engineer; Kathryn H. Anthony

Opis

Shedding New Light on Art Museum Additions presents post-occupancy evaluations of four high-profile museums and their additions in the United States and helps museum stakeholders understand their successes, shortcomings, and how their designs affect both visitors and employees who use them every day.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Four Art Museums and their Additions: Museums Grow More Wings  3. Museum Critics and Museum Visitors: Reactions to the Building Boom  4. Front stage and back stage spaces: artwork before employees  5. Accessibility, Wayfinding, and Museum Fatigue: "The Frankenstein Effect" of Museum Additions  6. Building Aesthetics and Architectural Features: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why  7. Conclusion: Future Art Museum Additions and Improving the Front Stage and Backstage Experience  Appendix: Museum Employee Survey Results