A Narrative Study Of Museum Visitors

This paper takes"the family audience group who continuously visits museums"as the research object and"narrative research"as the research method,trying to investigate the value and significance of visiting the museum to the audience group.Although the museum audience studies have become an important issues in the current academic circles on "audience-centered"academic discourse and practice,the existing studies basically uses the museums for potential reference,trying to diagnose the problems of the museum itself through the"eye of the audience',there is little studies have examined the value of museum for the audience's daily life and life progress from the standpoints of the audience.During the investigation of the"British Exhibition",the unique visiting behavior of two families audiences groups unexpectedly opened the exploration journey of this article.Who are they?What is their family structure?Why come to the museum?How to visit the museum?What do the learning and visiting experience of museums mean to their growth?In the process of questioning and thinking about such questions,an academic topic worth writing and analyzing has emerged,what is the value and significance of museums for "the family audience group who continuously visits museums"?Therefore,this paper integrates the traditional method of museum audience research into a more qualitative and humanistic narrative path,and adopts the tracking observation method and interview method to conduct a long-term investigation..on this group.As a typical representative of "the family audience group who continuously visits museums",these two families"drew"a unique museum visiting pattern according to the children's knowledge structures and psychological characteristics on the basis of years of accumulation.Interviews with parents show that no matter the content of the exhibition is selected and cutor the visiting process is segmented,the behavior of visiting the museum can be operated and understood after parents' active explanation and intervention,which lead to a meaningful impact on children.A follow-up observation of the group who visit"Italian art,culture,life during the R.enaissance"found that museum scene is just an extension and consolidation of the family daily life,the skills of watching,reading and doing as a habit of life are fully pfresented in the practice of painting,handcraft and diet,and further strengthen and consolidate the existing life experiences and knowledge systems.It should be noted that for this group,museums are only an option to cultivate children's interests and improve their abilities.Visiting museums and other social practice activities are deeply embedded in the structure of their daily life,rather than a separate relationship.The study found that museums provide a place for family audiences who continue to visit museums to share the good time,where they perceive,think,act,explore,understand,taste and share.These common experience lnot only strengthens the mutual identification of the family audience groups,but also put forwards higher requirements for the exhibition and educational activities of the museum.