The document discusses rethinking museum exhibits to better facilitate learning and emotional experiences. It suggests that exhibits should offer varied levels of novelty, complexity, and comprehensibility to accommodate different visitors. Exhibits could be adjustable so visitors can control the difficulty. Examples are provided of interactive exhibits that allow adjustment of gameplay or role to optimize the experience.

1. Museums and the Mind Rethinking Exhibits Matthew Wenger College of Education University of Arizona, Tucson Flandrau: The UA Science Center

8. Rethinking Our Approach Strategies Interest Novelty Complexity Comprehensibility Initial Engagement Purpose Content Interaction Outcome

12. Rethinking Our Approach Strategies

13. Contact Information Matthew Wenger, M.A. [email_address] . arizona . edu Graduate Associate College of Education The University of Arizona, Tucson Flandrau: The UA Science Center

14. Museums and the Mind: Applying Cognitive Neuroscience to Free-Choice Learning Roger Barrett, Science Museum of Minnesota John Falk, Oregon State University Jennifer Mangels, City University of New York Matthew Wenger, Flandrau: The UA Science Center Jayatri Das, The Franklin Institute