Preferences for Ancient and Modern Art Museums: Visitor Experiences and Personality Characteristics

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 164-173

  Mastandrea, Stefano ^a   Bartoli, Gabriella ^a   Bove, Giuseppe ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

ancient and modern art; museums; personality traits; preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549128389     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013142     Document Type: Article

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