Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Interactive Museum

 Our Day at Port Discovery Children's Museum! | Macaroni KID  Reston-Herndon-Great Falls

How can an exhibit be interactive?


6 tips


1. Attention

Eye-catching, inviting, intriguing


2. Inclusion

Can everyone interact with it?

Will a kindergartener know what to do?


3. Shared experience

Can more than one person use it at the same time?


4. Multimedia

Could there be two or more of your senses engaged?

We often think of visual and auditory (what we can see, what we can hear) but could you include smell, taste or touch?


5. Ease of use

Is it easy to understand how to interact with the exhibit?


6. Clarity

Less is more! Ask yourself what is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING you want the viewer to know or experience. 


Brainstorming:

Change the size! Make it super big or super tiny

Costumes, for you or something a viewer can try on

Make and take - a quick simple craft

Play - Since you are exploring history act it out - Barter or trade, shop in a store, cook something, make something, wear something, learn a game from that time period

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