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understood. I also developed an example
of information board and worksheet for
this exhibit.
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In conclusion, this thesis reveals several
empirical results, which are relevant to
the future life of museums. First of all, an
analysis of conventional museums and
related child-orientated institutions
revealed that children’s needs are still
not focused on by museums. For that
reason, these institutions are perceived
by the youngest part of modern society
as irrelevant and boring. This unwelcoming
impression and negative attitude is
strengthened by subjects unrelated to
daily life, stiff atmosphere, antiquated
methods of education and high entrance
fees. As a result, the museum not only
loses in competition with a huge edutainment
industry, but also barely exists
in the consciousness of the local society.
In order to avoid such a situation for the
future, museums have to make an effort
to get to know modern society and the
ways of communication most appropriate
for it. The keywords in this discussion
are networking and interactivity.
The ideas presented in this thesis are
conceptually developed to the point
that they can be produced and tested in
real museum life. Moreover, some of the
parts of the project might be applied to
other museums or even developed into
a national system, which connects many
museums in the country. As far as the
theoretical work is concerned, this thesis
reveals an urgent need for design
research in the field of exhibition design
for conventional museums. As for exhibition
design practice, an attempt has
been made to draw the attention of
designers and planners to the issue of
design inclusion, understood broadly as
supplementing the needs of different
people. It also thematises the child as an
equal and essential user. This work
opens the following questions for future
discussion; Are we able to design for
broader audiences? How can a designer
support an individual’s process of learning?
How can interactivity and noninteractive
museum objects work together?
What design requirements are
there for multigenerational usage?
Katarzyna Warpas was born in Goldap / Poland and studied Intermedia at the Nicolaus
Copernicus University in Torun. In 2005, she came to Hildesheim as an exchange Student
to the design Faculty of HAWK Hildesheim, where she received a diploma in Graphic Design.
At the same university, she has just finished her Master Studies.
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