The Curator, the Mind Behind an ExhibitionThe Importance of Creating Meaningful Exhibitions for Society

• Main Authors: Yon Mendizabal, Nancy M., 容佳茵
• Other Authors: HsinYen Yu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10608974603793169539

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 文創產業國際藝術碩士學位學程 === 102 === The aim of this study is to analyze the process that curators use to select the content of a special exhibition making its meaning significant for society. This study covers documentation that discusses why exhibitions play an important part as an educational tool for the visitors of museums. It also explores the meaning-making approach while designing exhibitions and the way that curators use this approach within the process of creating more significant exhibitions for society. The study also discusses how the curator, through their exhibitions have the power to influence people and they have to understand how they play an important role in the creation of content that will educate, inspire and add knowledge to the visitor. The methodology used in this study was Qualitative Hermeneutic Phenomenology approach, which helped explore the personal perspectives of four experienced curators with art backgrounds from different countries which role have been the creation of special exhibitions for museums. The interviews made, helped the study have a better understanding of how curators in a personal level think, practice and experience their profession. This data also served to define the concept of their special exhibitions and understand what elements curators take into consideration in order to create meaningful exhibition for them and society. At the end, the results of the interviews were reduced and synthesized to note patterns and themes of how curators work. By interpreting the answers in the interviews, this study was able to arrive to its final conclusions and recommendations giving a better understanding of how curators work and restating how their role is important for society making them the bearers of information and meaning-making that could change society for the better.