Spatial culture, way-finding and the educational message: The impact of layout on the spatial, social and educational experiences of visitors to museums and galleries

Reshaping Museum Space: Architecture, Design, Exhibitions

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 78-94

  Psarra, Sophia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84908907091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203483220     Document Type: Chapter

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