Overview

Exhibitions, as constructed cultural dispositions, media of showing, and processes of social interaction, hold great interest for cultural analysis. Being able to analyze exhibitions is a skill that allows us to critically examine exhibitions as public places regarding their effects and uses, and to change them as a result. The contributions to this volume present nineteen methods of exhibition analysis from the perspective of cultural analysis, perception studies and practice-oriented work. They locate these methods in the context of their respective discourses and present them in step-by-step guidelines for hands-on application, thus providing the first compilation on exhibition analysis for research, teaching and museum practice.

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""In its methodical approach, this volume truly does justice to the complexity of the 'exhibition' format. The consistently clear structure is a unique feature, and the inclusion of practical methodological examples is innovative. Both together, they constitute the particular strength of this compendium."" (Prof. Dr. Tobias Nettke)--Prof. Dr. Tobias Nettke ""Particularly noteworthy is the compelling way in which the publication came about as a book-in-progress by testing the different analytical approaches with target audiences and dynamically developing them. An approach recommended for any method book, as it produces - like in this case - a really user-oriented manual."" (Prof. Dr. Sophie Elpers)--Prof. Dr. Sophie Elpers

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Luise Reitstätter (Dr. phil.) ist Kulturwissenschaftlerin. Ihre Arbeitsfelder umfassen Praktiken der modernen und zeitgenössischen Kunst, Museums- und Ausstellungsanalysen sowie Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Von 2017 bis 2025 leitete sie das Labor für empirische Bildwissenschaft am Institut für Kunstgeschichte der Universität Wien. Sie ist als Co-Projektleiterin im Forschungsprojekt The Museum Gaze tätig. Carla-Marinka Schorr ist Museumswissenschaftlerin. Im Rahmen ihrer Promotion entwickelte sie eine qualitative Ausstellungsanalysemethode. Sie arbeitet an der Universität Würzburg als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Projektmanagerin des AHRC-DFG-Forschungsprojekts Cultural Dynamics: Museums and Democracy in Motion.

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