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Evaluating Museums: A Framework

Bloir, Benjamin Kirk
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1714684303386876

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2024, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, History.
Museums are important sources of extra-academic education for the American public, but they are not held to the same rigorous standards as academia, nor indeed are there any unified standards for the evaluation of museums. Within the museum evaluation framework, the relatively novel field of remedial evaluation -- examining an exhibit with an eye toward improving it rather than merely evaluating its success for repeat displays -- is not readily applied. This thesis argues for the broader implementation of remedial evaluation, examining the guidelines produced by museums for their own use, as well as the contributions to the field by consultants and educators, to create a unified set of criteria that will aid museums in remedial evaluation. The broader goal is to foster a common language that museum professionals can use to hold themselves and their peers to a higher standard of excellence in exhibit design. The resultant rubric is then applied to three Ohio Museums of varying size and scope: the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Motts Military Museum, and Miami Valley Military Museum. These museums run the gamut from a small, volunteer-run organization to a large, publicly funded institution to demonstrate the applicability of the rubric to many institutions.
Gregor Anderson (Committee Member)
David Staley (Advisor)
62 p.
Military History; Museum Studies; Public Administration
Museum, Exhibit, Evaluation,

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  • Bloir, B. K. (2024). Evaluating Museums: A Framework [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1714684303386876

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bloir, Benjamin. Evaluating Museums: A Framework. 2024. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1714684303386876.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bloir, Benjamin. "Evaluating Museums: A Framework." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1714684303386876

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