Abstract about Research

The purpose of this research is to identify the correlation between museums and retail stores and to understand the relationship between these two environments. Although museums do not offer their items for sale (except items in the gift shop), they can adopt the same principles, ideals, methods, and guidelines as retail stores when it comes to the way the museum is operated, including but not limited to: collections management, exhibit design, advertisement, and customer relations. Museums can treat their collections the same way a retail store treats their products by putting what is valued on display, protecting it with security measures, having individuals who are knowledge about the objects on display educate the customer/visitor, and using the objects to attract visitors through methods of advertisement. 

Retail store space:
http://www.cherokee-mountain-realty.us/creating-productive-retail-store/ 

Museum Exhibit:
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/10/_spy_the_secret_world_of_espionage_and_other_museum_exhibits_that_use_technology.html