Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will reinstall and reinterpret their South Asian art galleries to offer visitors a richer, more nuanced experience of the cultures of the region. They will hire a specialist in South Asian interpretation and visitor experience to select, organize, install, and interpret the art in order to heighten the visitors' encounters with the rich and complex traditions of South Asia. The reinterpretation will also include new interpretive components, interactive technology, and programming. The planning process includes front-end evaluation and the creation of an advisory council comprised of community members to better understand how visitors experience the South Asian collection, what they hope to see and learn, and how the museum can better respond to their needs. The summative evaluation and the new interpretive approaches will inspire changes to other major portions of the museum's permanent collection.