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Visitor Meaning-making

Visitor Meaning-Making is a cognitive and interpretive process through which an individual visitor constructs personal understanding and significance from museum experiences by actively integrating exhibited content with prior knowledge, cultural context, and affective engagement.

383

Publications

18.2K

Citations

780

Authors

358

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

120

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Publications

383

Visitors’ experience, mood and satisfaction in a heritage context: Evidence from an interpretation center

Carmen de Rojas, Carmen Camarero Izquierdo · Tourism Management · 2007 · 578 citations

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Exploring Satisfying Experiences in Museums

Andrew J. Pekarik, Zahava D. Doering, David A. Karns · Curator The Museum Journal · 1999 · 332 citations

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T<i>he Effect of Visitors ‘ Agendas on Museum Learning</i>

John H. Falk, Theano Moussouri, Douglas Coulson · Curator The Museum Journal · 1998 · 317 citations

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A study of experience expectations of museum visitors

Chieh‐Wen Sheng, Ming-Chia Chen · Tourism Management · 2011 · 292 citations

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An Identity‐Centered Approach to Understanding Museum Learning

John H. Falk · Curator The Museum Journal · 2006 · 284 citations

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Authors

780

  1. JH
    John H. Falk

    Oregon State University, United States

    7 publications · 1K citations

    7

    h-index

  2. DP
    David P. Anderson

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    6 publications · 281 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. GM
    Gianna Moscardo

    James Cook University, Australia

    5 publications · 182 citations

    5

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  4. SB
    Steve Benford

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 176 citations

    5

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  5. RB
    Roy Ballantyne

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    4 publications · 132 citations

    4

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Institutions

358

  1. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    432 citations

  2. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    679 citations

  3. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    538 citations

  4. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    28 publications

    893 citations

  5. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    346 citations

  6. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    436 citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    318 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    390 citations

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Venues

  1. Curator The Museum Journal

    33 publications · 2.6K citations

    22

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  2. Museum Management and Curatorship

    23 publications · 904 citations

    18

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  3. Visitor Studies

    13 publications · 391 citations

    12

    h-index

  4. Journal of Heritage Tourism

    JHT · 11 publications · 347 citations

    10

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  5. Science Education

    9 publications · 667 citations

    9

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