Prison museum experiences to be analysed under new research project

This article was first published by the Robert Gordon University.

A research project is underway to help explore how people engage and deal with a range of challenging issues and ‘difficult heritage’, all set within an eerie preserved prison setting.

The study, undertaken by Robert Gordon University, will explore how visitors examine and experience different types of exhibits at the former HM Prison Peterhead – now home to the popular Peterhead Prison Museum.

Collated by gathering video footage of people’s live reactions, the data will be analysed and form the basis of a report which will determine how the public react to various exhibitions – including a life-like murder and isolated prison cells.