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dc.contributor.authorSweetman, Rebecca Jane
dc.contributor.authorHadfield, Alison Louise
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-14T11:30:07Z
dc.date.available2019-01-14T11:30:07Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-17
dc.identifier.citationSweetman , R J & Hadfield , A L 2018 , ' Artefact or art? Perceiving objects via object-viewing, object-handling, and virtual reality ' , University Museums and Collections Journal , vol. 10 , pp. 46-66 .en
dc.identifier.issn2071-7229
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 257337777
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: d3184b81-d901-4d74-a00b-9996635db3ac
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-2012-1021/work/60195835
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/16856
dc.description.abstractIn the past two decades museums have sought increasingly to engage audiences with their collections through digital media (ARNOLD-DE SIMINE 2013a), yet there is little empirical data on how the digital experience itself affects visitor perceptions of objects. To address this issue, the Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA) and the School of Classics conducted a series of experiments comparing visitor responses to archaeological material presented in four different formats: 1) 3D digitisations 2) A display case 3) A sensory box 4) Artefact handling This article discusses key findings in relation to visitor interest, enjoyment and understanding, and analyses whether objects are more likely to be perceived as ‘art’ or ‘artefact’ in different contexts. Finally, it outlines implications for museum policy on the use of digital media and exhibition design.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity Museums and Collections Journalen
dc.rightsCopyright © International ICOM Committee for University Museums and Collections. This is an open access publication. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at http://umac.icom.museum/resources/umac-publications/conference-proceedings/en
dc.subjectAM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General)en
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subject.lccAMen
dc.titleArtefact or art? Perceiving objects via object-viewing, object-handling, and virtual realityen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Ancient Environmental Studiesen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studiesen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Classicsen
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.identifier.urlhttp://umac.icom.museum/resources/umac-publications/conference-proceedings/en


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