Contributions and prospects of the visitors' "course of experience" in museums In museums, the "course of experience" research programme aims to identify, describe, and understand how visitors construct meaning and knowledge during a museum visit under natural and autonomous conditions (without a guide or teacher). The survey method is based on the revival of the visitors' experience. This paper recalls the principles of this method of inquiry before presenting the results and possibilities for its application. This innovative epistemological and methodological approach opens up promising avenues to enrich the visitor experience.