Visitors’ Preferences for Museum Interpretation: Identifying and Targeting Market Segments

Gorazd Sedmak and Aleksandra Brezovec
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Gorazd Sedmak: University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies – Turistica, Slovenia
Aleksandra Brezovec: University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies – Turistica, Slovenia

Academica Turistica - Tourism and Innovation Journal, 2017, vol. 10, issue 2, 141-150

Abstract: A number of heritage studies have revealed that interpretation is an essential component of the visitor experience. However, visitors differ in their interests in interpretation. Preferences for interpretation, which are often neglected in the literature, are essential for the marketing and management of heritage organisations. This paper deals with visitors’ preferences for museum interpretation to determine what the preferred types of interpretation of museums exhibits are and what the differences between the segments of visitors in this regard are. The research focuses on seven Adriatic heritage museums that took part in the cross-border project on the strengthening of cultural tourism through market-oriented initiatives. The survey set out to obtain information on visitor profiles and their preferences for museum interpretation. By isolating and analysing interpretation variables and visitor variables associated with visitor interpretation preferences, a framework was developed that enable the initiatives in museum interpretation for target market segments.

Keywords: interpretation; museum; visitors; segmentation; Adriatic. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.26493/2335-4194.10.141-150

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