JUDGING EXHIBITIONS: A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING EXCELLENCE [Mixed media product]

Using criteria such as comfort, engagement, reinforcement, and meaningfulness, renowned museum researcher Beverly Serrell and colleagues have produced a generalizable framework for other museum professionals to better assess the effectiveness of museum exhibitions from a visitor-centered perspective and thereby improve their quality.

Part I. Introduction Part II. What Is the Framework? Part III. How to Use the Framework Part IV. Theoretical Underpinnings, Part V. Future of the framework

Renowned museum consultant and researcher Beverly Serrell and a group of museum professionals from the Chicago area have developed a generalizable framework by which the quality of museum exhibitions can be judged from a visitor-centered perspective. Using criteria such as comfort, engagement, reinforcement, and meaningfulness, they have produced a useful tool for other museum professionals to better assess the effectiveness of museum exhibitions and thereby to improve their quality. The downloadable resources include a brief video demonstrating the Excellent Judges process and provides additional illustrations and information for the reader. Tested in a dozen institutions by the research team, this step-by-step approach to judging exhibitions will be of great value to museum directors, exhibit developers, and other museum professionals.