Evaluation of the process and product of the audio description of a modern art exhibition from the MALI (Museo de Arte de Lima)

Abstract

This study evaluates the process and product of our proposal of audio description for three pieces of the permanent modern art exhibit from the Museo de Arte de Lima taking as reference the ISO/IEC TS 20071-21:2015 quality standard. We assume that complying with this standard will assure the quality of the audio description. This study stands on the project evaluation framework with emphasis on intersubjectivity. The results conclude that the ISO lacks of specific guidelines to audio describe works of art, in contrast to the ones given for other audiovisual products. Nevertheless, it still remains as an excellent departing point to create audio descriptions. Thus, due to the lack of an exclusive focus in museum audio description, we decided to evaluate these guidelines according to the insights of authors such as Snyder (2005), Gallego and Nuñez (2014) and Giansante (2003), managing to make them more case specific.