Opportunities for hands-on experiences in immersive environments are a great tool for learning. Museums can provide these unique opportunities for visitors to engage in educational content that takes learning to the next level. Here are four ways museum exhibits help educate visitors.
- Museums tell stories and engage a variety of senses. Exhibits can include sight, sound, touch, and even smell and taste. This captures a visitor’s attention and immerses them in an environment that is all encompassing of the content being presented. Exhibits often use storytelling to create memorable lessons for visitors, by creating a cohesive narrative that is woven throughout the museum exhibits. A well-told story is easier for most to people remember as compared to separate pieces of information.
- Museums take people out of their day-to-day learning environment. Classroom learning can easily become monotonous. Getting outside of the regular routine is effective for creating an exciting and memorable learning experience. This is one of the reasons school’s build field trips into their curriculums, oftentimes to visit museums. It’s one thing to read about a topic in a textbook, and another to be learning in an environment that creates an entire atmosphere pertaining to the topic.
- Museums inspire people and spark conversations and curiosity. Visiting a museum often sparks curiosity and inspires people to learn more once they leave. They can also perform more research on their own and have discussions after the visit, which make learning more long lasting. Museums often educate visitors on social movements and causes, injustices in history, and different cultures. This can motivate visitors to get involved in an organization that is currently working to make change.
- Museums provide fun learning experiences that encourage play and exploration, while helping bring people together. Play is a great way to learn for both children and adults. Providing hands-on opportunities that encourage interaction and problem solving create lasting impressions. Visiting a museum is also a great way to spend quality time with friends, family, classmates, and coworkers.
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