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O'Connor, Molly C.; Nelson, Kristen C.; Pradhananga, Amit; Earnest, Megan E. – Journal of Museum Education, 2020
Awareness-making (AM) describes a process by which visitors bring with them past experiences and knowledge, all of which help them make sense of museum exhibits. Meaning-making (MM) is when museum visitors' memories transform their museum experience into new knowledge and meaning. This article explores how AM elicits MM in museum visitors. We…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, Learning Experience, Memory