JOHN FALK. MUSEUM VISITOR IDENTITIES.
I have thought about what Juliee Decker, a Professor of Museum Studies, was talking about in class on Tuesday.
Which one of Falk's museum visitor identities do I have and how I navigate? I find it hard to say just one, but I would say that I initially is an experience-seeker. Just because I always want to plan, do research, and lists. I make lists of things, almost every day, such as what to do for the day, what I want to get done within two months, what I have to shop or just places I want to visit before I die.
Anyway, as experience-seeker, I look up things I want to see, plan how and when I'll get there, and then I go. But once I'm on the spot and have seen what I have been looking for, I think I switch to an explorer identity. Then I wander happily around for myself and welcome all unexpected experiences that being thrown at me. In that way, I think I protect myself from what I'm afraid of, to miss out on something!
When we walked around inside the museum, I was very impressed with the building, the large open halls by the stairs, the visibility and the simplicity of the sober detail that you can see if you study the room carefully. The "White Cube"–like room on the top floor, where they exhibited various art objects were amazing. I liked the high ceilings and the light that came from above from the small windows high up. How the ceiling was rounded in some places, and gave the objects a light they would not otherwise have received. Very interesting!
