The museum may lose the meaning if visitors does not exist and it is very important problem that visitors do response that is some about physical situation called exhibit and display space.
In this study, the previous studies up to the late 1990s are inquired to explore the concept and meaning of exhibition circulation of the museum and to examine the early researchers interest and investigation methodology by understanding their research trend and contents. This is a part of pre-contemplation of the museum circulation research. This can be considered as the pre-study of understanding the direction and limitation of research by contemplating the general definition of circulation, understanding the concept and meaning of the museum exhibition circulation and contemplating the previous studies of the circulation of the museum visitors.