January 1st, 1988 | RESEARCH
This is a summary of A.W. Melton's 1935 paper, "Problems of Installation in Museums of Art." Melton described a series of studies that demonstrated two important factors that influence visitor behavior: (1) the tendency to turn right when entering a museum gallery and (2) the strong attraction of exits.
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Stephen Bitgood, Editor, Jacksonville State UniversityCitation
Identifier Type: issn
Identifier: 0892-4996
Publication: Visitor Behavior
Volume: 3
Number: 1
Page(s): 6
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Audience: Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Art | music | theater | Education and learning science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits