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Generation Z perspectives on museum sustainability using Q methodology
Generation Z perspectives on museum sustainability using Q methodology

Author(s): Katalin Ásványi, Zsuzsanna Fehér
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Culture
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: sustainable museum; Q methodology; Generation Z;

Summary/Abstract: Museums and researchers require knowledge of how museums think about and practice sustainability to understand how sustainability considerations can further be incorporated and institutionalised into museum practice on four pillars: environmental, social, economic and cultural. A systematic literature review was carried out to explore the theoretical background of sustainable museums. This study, which used Q methodology, was designed to determine museum visitors’ preferences related to the most important sustainability elements of museums. The participants in the study were 24 museum visitors from Generation Z in Hungary. Data were collected through 37 Q statements. According to the findings of the research, young museum visitors can be distinguished into three groups (factors): Conscious, Experience-seeking, and Enthusiastic-to-learn visitors.

  • Issue Year: 11/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 19-35
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English