A Study on the Museum Exhibition Evaluation Methods and the Status of Korean Exhibition Evaluation - Focused on the Case Studies of Korean History Museums & Exhibit Design Firms -

If the collection of exhibit objects as well as exhibit planning are not in accord with the overall purpose of the exhibit, it will be difficult to attain satisfactory results. The present study focuses on the exhibit evaluation. The exhibit evaluation is very important because it allows the whole process of exhibit development to be reviewed, and it can point a way towards improving the exhibit. Research was conducted by literature review for the museum evaluation methods and by survey for the status of Korean exhibit evaluation. Several Korean History Museum Exhibitions were targeted as cases for this study. Structured and open-ended interviews with 70 museum specialists including curators and exhibit designers were conducted. In conclusion, museum evaluation methods were timely arranged first; front end analysis, second; formative evaluation, third; summative evaluation. Through the survey, one forth of museum specialist didn't have the concept of the exhibit evaluation. However they felt the importance of it.

뮤지엄 전시디자인 평가방식 및 현황에 관한 연구 - 한국 역사계 뮤지엄과 전시전문회사의 사례연구를 중심으로 -