Museum management is facing challenges due to both audience loss and revenue shortage. Therefore, museum audience research appears to be critical. Although progress had been made for the past 15 years, it is still in the infancy stage. Its past, present status and future trend need to be examined. This paper reviewed 73 articles published in major museum journals of Taiwan from 1992-2006, such as the Museology Quarterly and Technology Museum Review, with the intention to examine the research results and trends. The analytical results showed five themes: (1) evaluation of exhibits, (2) service quality and visitor satisfaction, (3) audience profile and market segmentation, (4) evaluation of educational programs, and (5) others. Two conclusions were drawn. (1) Museum audience research has great room for improvement in terms of quantity and quality. (2) Room for improvement also includes methods of data collection, research populations and settings. Two suggestions are made. (1) Considering the cross-disciplinary nature, a conceptual framework is proposed to enhance the content, quality and foundation of audience research. (2) The diversity of research approaches, topics, and study populations is recommended.