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040			_aMSU _cMSU _erda
100			_aBEST, Katie
245			_aMaking museum tours better _bunderstanding what a guided tour really is and what a tour guide really does
264			_aPhiladelphia _bRoutledge _c2012
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440			_vVolume , number ,
520			_aTour guiding is much-practised and yet little-studied, particularly within the museum sector. Consequently, we have little understanding of the nature of guided tours and this results in untested assumptions forming the basis of training and practice. Because of this lack of knowledge, we cannot capitalise on the opportunities that tours present for museums to engage with their publics; nor can we counteract the challenges which their design and delivery present for the contemporary museum. This article uses detailed studies of guides-in-practice to show that tours are highly interactive pursuits, as opposed to the somewhat pre-scripted ‘lectures’ that they are often considered to be. As such, this paper intends to respecify what a tour is, how guides are trained and managed, and how electronic museum guides are designed and deployed.
650			_atour guides
650			_adocents
650			_avisitor experience
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2012.644695
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999			_c159882 _d159882