Quale futuro per i musei archeologici? La percezione del “pubblico” e il ruolo dello specialista a confronto

This paper, presented at the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) conference in Maastricht (August 29 - September 3, 2017), opens a reflection on the degree of attraction that archaeological museums have to the general public. To do so, this study examines the most recent publications on the subject and the results of the research conducted by the authors, through a questionnaire designed ad hoc to outline the development prospects of archaeological museums and the role that they will play for future generations, as repositories for identity memory and key places to understand the present.