Relics of the past + people of the past = innovation for the future: Denver museum of nature & science’s enactor program

Abstract

A study was designed to assess qualitative and quantitative impacts of the enactor program on visitor experiences at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS). Of interest was capturing the unique visitor experience that enactors provide by combining visitor engagement, education and interaction. Starting in the summer of 2008, the enactor program began to be implemented throughout DMNS diorama halls. Aligned with the 100th anniversary of the Museum, the enactor team began to portray turn-of-the-century characters to engage and educate visitors in the dioramas and permanent galleries.