The Multisensory Museum: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Touch, Sound, Smell, Memory, and Space

By: David Izzo

Book Overview

From 'Please DO touch the Exhibits' to 'The Museum as Smellscape, ' a new book hitting museum studies shelves this spring explores how the five sense can be engaged in cultural experiences. The Multisensory Museum unites museum professionals with psychologists, neuroscientists, architects and other specialists to examine how physical interactions influence visitors' understanding of objects and exhibitions. Special emphasis is placed on discussing how museums can reach audiences that are sensorially impaired.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810895358
• ISBN13: 9780810895355
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"