Display design guidelines for the elderly

Abstract

Today, the concept of museum design that realizes design for all including the elderly. were considered more. The objectives of this research were 1. to classify the display types in the museum 2.to assess the elderly's satisfaction with each display type. The total number of participants in the study was 16, comprising 9 elderly (aged 60 to 81 years) and 7 adults (aged 25 to 45 years). Selection of informants was done by purposive random sampling technique. The study area, Coin Museum (Bang-Lamphu area), is a 3-storey building with 14 exhibition rooms and includes all types of displays. Admission to the museum will be in groups of 15-20 people each with a guide. Data collection started with all research participants visiting the Coin Museum as usual, after which the visit was a survey form and in-depth interview process. The survey form, all 21 displays were assessed in three areas: absorbed, active, and enlightened. It is divided into 9 questions. Results: The researcher categorized the display into 5 categories, namely object, board, multimedia, interactive, and scene, including 21 display types (D1-D21). The assessment of the elderly's satisfaction with display found that the interactive category received the highest satisfaction, followed by scene, multimedia, object, and board. The elderly considers the absorbed aspect followed by the active aspect. In addition, the researchers conducted a comparative analysis of satisfaction between the elderly and the adult. It was found that the order of display types was no different. However, when looking at the insights of each display, there are noticeable differences. The findings in this research will build understanding between display designers and the elderly. Including the adult group and can bring further knowledge to the research on museum design for the elderly in the future.