Museum adalah Laboratorium Manipulasi Emosi?

The provided text is an excerpt from the 2007 book Exhibition Experiments, edited by Sharon Macdonald and Paul Basu, which explores innovative and transdisciplinary approaches to museum display. Part of the "New Interventions in Art History" series, the volume redefines the exhibition as a site for generating new knowledge rather than just a space for reproducing established facts. The introduction establishes a historical parallel between scientific experimentation and modern curatorial practices, suggesting that museums function as experimental laboratories where curators, objects, and visitors interact. Key themes include the "performative turn" in display, the use of museum architecture to challenge traditional narratives, and the integration of new media to create immersive environments. Michelle Henning’s contributed chapter specifically examines how digital technologies remediate older exhibition forms, focusing on the evolution of interactivity, legibility, and affect. Ultimately, the collection seeks to understand how contemporary exhibits can trouble existing certainties and engage audiences as active co-investigators.