Gender and locality-related differences in circulation behavior in a museum setting
Author
Imamoğlu, C.
Yilmazsoy, A. C.
Date
2009Source Title
Museum Management and Curatorship
Print ISSN
0964-7775
Electronic ISSN
1872-9185
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
123 - 138
Language
English
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Abstract
The authors present the results of a case study conducted at the Sadberk Hanim Museum in Istanbul, which explored the relationship between gender and locality (being a native resident or foreign tourist) of visitors and their circulation behavior. Results indicated that visitor characteristics, particularly locality, had a significant impact on range and duration of circulation, but not on general patterns of route selection, such as the right-turn bias. Results are discussed with respect to the related literature.
Keywords
GenderLocality
Museum exhibitions
Visitor behavior
Visitor characteristics
Visitor circulation patterns
Visitor experience