Hands-on exhibitions

By Tim Caulton

Subjects: Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Museum exhibits, Gestion, Technological innovations, Exhibitions, Multimédias interactifs, TRAVEL, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Management, Expositions, General, Interactive multimedia, Innovations, Sciences, Museum Administration & Museology, Objets exposés, Science museums, REFERENCE, Musées

Description: The development of interactive displays has transformed the traditional museum world in the last decade. Visitors are no longer satisfied by simply gazing at worthy displays in glass cases - they expect to have hands-on experience of the objects and be actively involved with the exhibits, learning informally and being entertained simultaneously.