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For more information, please contact [email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL ARTS, THEATRE AND DANCE THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE JAPANESE COLLECTIONS By JUNGWON LEE A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Art Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2010 The members of the committee approve the dissertation of Jungwon Lee defended on April 27, 2010. ___________________________________ Pat Villeneuve Professor Directing Dissertation ___________________________________ Eric Wiedegreen University Representative ___________________________________ Tom Anderson Committee Member ___________________________________ Dave Gussak Committee Member Approved: _____________________________________ Dave Gussak, Chair, Department of Art Education _____________________________________ Sally E. McRorie, Dean, College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii I am because you are. Dedicated to: My Parents Sungsoo Lee and Eunhee Park Your unyielding support, sacrifice, and trust have taught me to believe that anything is possible. Father and Mother, thank you, and I love you. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Life can be like a box of chocolates. One never knows what one will get. When faced with circumstances and problems that I did not expect in the course of this dissertation, the precious advice and trust of my parents guided me and helped me to keep going and finish this massive undertaking. My mother, who is my mentor as well as my best friend, gave me endless love and passed on her wisdom about life. My father, who never doubted that I could do anything I believed in, encouraged me to focus on my work without any concerns throughout my schooling. I extend my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Pat Villeneuve, for offering essential guidance through coursework and this constructive process of writing the dissertation. Her warm support, important advice, and words of encouragements enabled me to constantly focus on my dissertation. I also would like to thank the members of my dissertation committee: Tom Anderson, David Gussak, and Eric Wiedegreen. Tom Anderson helped me to be aware of insights about art criticism, and David Gussak provided me with the philosophical foundations for my study. I also would like to thank Jayme Harpring, who edited my dissertation. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... ix 1. INTRODUCTION Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 Statement of the Problem ...................................................................................................... 1 Purpose of the Study ............................................................................................................. 2 Research Question .................................................................................................................. 3 Background to the Study ........................................................................................................ 3 The Museum Environment ........................................................................................... 3 Conceptual Frameworks ............................................................................................... 3 Constructivism .................................................................................................... 4 Museum as Cultural Landscape .......................................................................... 4 Interactive Experience Model ............................................................................. 4 Research Design ..................................................................................................................... 5 Research Sites ............................................................................................................... 5 Methodology ................................................................................................................. 5 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................ 6 Justification for the Study ....................................................................................................... 6 Assumptions ........................................................................................................................... 7 Researcher’s Background and Interest ................................................................................... 7 Definition of Terms ................................................................................................................. 9 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 10 2. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 11 The Concept of Museum Architecture ................................................................................. 11 Architecture as the museum ......................................................................................... 11 The Phenomenology of Architecture ............................................................................ 11 Japanese Museums ............................................................................................................... 13 Museum Education ............................................................................................................... 15 Meaning Making by Museum Visitors ......................................................................... 15 Museum Visitors, Learning, and Experience ............................................................... 16 v The Physical Environment of the Museum .................................................................. 20 Museum Exhibitions ..................................................................................................... 23 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 25 3. METHODOLOGY Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 26 Research Question and Overview ........................................................................................ 26 Research Design................................................................................................................... 28 Theoretical Underpinnings......................................................................................... 28 Study Sample ............................................................................................................. 29 Selected Museums ........................................................................................... 29 Observations .................................................................................................... 32 Interview Respondents ..................................................................................... 32 The Interview Protocol .............................................................................................. 34 Data Collection Procedures .................................................................................................. 35 Data Collection .......................................................................................................... 35 Data Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 36 Coding ........................................................................................................................ 37 Example of Coding and Data Analysis: The Norton Museum of Art ........................ 37 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 39 4. PRESENTATION OF DATA: THE MORIKAMI MUSEUM Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 40 Analysis of the Morikami Museum ..................................................................................... 40 Floor Plan ................................................................................................................... 40 Immersion and Response ........................................................................................... 40 Categories of Experience ........................................................................................... 42 Description ................................................................................................................. 45 Observation ...................................................................................................... 45 Seishin-an gallery..................................................................................