Why do people go to museums and what do they learn there? How can museums facilitate more effective learning experiences? Investigation of these questions.

As the first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit, The Museum Experience revolutionized the way museum professionals understand their constit

The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings t

The first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit, updated to incorporate advances in research, theory, and practice in the museum field over th

Learning in the Museum examines major issues and shows how research in visitor studies and the philosophy of education can be applied to facilitate a meaningful