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Museum Literacy

Museum Literacy is a multidimensional construct within museum education that denotes an individual's capacity to interpret, engage with, and derive meaning from museum collections, exhibitions, and educational resources through critical observation, contextual understanding, and cultural awareness.

103

Publications

3.1K

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178

Authors

103

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

21

Parents

Publications

103

Museums and their Visitors

Museum International · 1996 · 254 citations

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Museum Culture: Histories, Discourses, Spectacles.

Richard Handler · Museum Anthropology · 1994 · 235 citations

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Museum Texts: Communication Frameworks

Sunni Fass · 2006 · 104 citations

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The impact of social media on informal learning in museums

Angelina Russo, Jerry Watkins, Susan Groundwater‐Smith · Educational Media International · 2009 · 102 citations

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The director's cut: Toward an improved understanding of learning from museums

John H. Falk · Science Education · 2004 · 101 citations

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Authors

178

  1. PF
    Paul F. Marty

    Florida State University, United States

    4 publications · 62 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. ER
    Erica R. Hamilton

    Grand Valley State University, United States

    2 publications · 27 citations

    2

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  3. EW
    Elliot W. Eisner

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

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  4. SD
    Stephen Dobbs

    Koret Foundation, United States

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. CG
    Cecilia Garibay

    Viewpoints Research Institute, United States

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

103

  1. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    79 citations

  2. Museum of Science

    Boston, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    73 citations

  3. Science Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  5. Jewish Home

    San Francisco, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  6. Central China Normal University

    Wuhan, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  8. Institute for New Economic Thinking

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Museum Education

    20 publications · 395 citations

    14

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  2. Museum Management and Curatorship

    6 publications · 137 citations

    6

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  3. Curator The Museum Journal

    5 publications · 88 citations

    5

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  4. Museum International

    5 publications · 320 citations

    5

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 170 citations

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