Museum pedagogy
A review Background It seems self-evident that museums are places of learning. That visitors come to learn based on what the museum offers in the kaleidoscope of cultural heritage available. How do museums provide the learning opportunities to the visitor whether they are children, families, or foreign tourists? That is the focus of this review. In 2020 the International Council of Museums had an article [1] focussing on museum learning as a forgotten profession. They argued that the term “education” had many interpretations and in some instances was interpreted as “ representing the omniscient museum that explains the wonders of the world and arts from a high ivory tower to a passive audience. This is far from reality.” [2] Falk and Dierking’s contextual model of learning in museums is considered important in understanding how museums can improve the effectiveness of learning in museums. [3] Mifsud argues that museums should have trained educators to run museum lea...