Museum innovation : building more equitable, relevant and impactful museums
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eng
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Book
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application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
243 pages
ISBN
9780367481391 (pbk)
9780367481407 (hbk)
9781003038184 (ebk)
9780367481407 (hbk)
9781003038184 (ebk)
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Abstract
Museum Innovation encourages museums to critically reflect upon current practices and adopt new approaches to their civic responsibilities. Arguing that museums have a moral duty to perform, the book shows how social innovation can make them more equitable, relevant and impactful institutions.
Including contributions from a diverse group of international scholars, practitioners and researchers, the book investigates the innovative approaches museums are taking to address contemporary social issues. The volume focuses on the concept of social innovation and individual chapters address a range of crucial issues, such as climate change; the COVID-19 pandemic; diversity and inclusion; the travel ban; and the repatriation of museum collections. Exploring the impact that organizational structures have on museums’ aspirations to act as agents for social change, the book also unpacks how museums can establish sustainable relationships with minority communities. Proposing steps that museums can take to affirm their relevance as viable community partners, the book breaks down silos and connects ideas across different areas of museum work.
Museum Innovation explores the role of contemporary museums in society. It is essential reading for academics, students and practitioners working in the museum and heritage studies field. The book’s interdisciplinary nature makes it also an interesting read for those working in business studies, digital humanities, visual culture, arts administration and political science fields.
[Source: https://www.routledge.com/Museum-Innovation-Building-More-Equitable-Relevant-and-Impactful-Museums/Eid-Forstrom/p/book/9780367481391]
Table of contents
Introduction -- Part I. Innovation in museum collections, narratives and exhibitions -- 1. Youth and community engagement at the Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales -- 2. Reflections on public art collections in Trinidad and Tobago -- 3. Innovation in interpretation: Museological responses to the travel ban -- 4. The development of the exhibition of African art in American art museums: Strategy for engaging the recent repatriation debate about the cultural property of Benin -- 5. Embodiment at the edge of the archive: Private audience and public experience -- 6. Curating objects transculturally: An innovative exhibition trail at the Museum für Islamische Kunst Berlin -- Part II. Innovation in digital -- 7. Sustainability, resilience and growth through digital innovation -- 8. A multiprong approach to digital content and accessibility at the Lubbock Lake Landmark -- 9. Innovation, data and social responsibility -- Part III. Innovation in diversity and inclusion practices -- 10. Interpreting LGBTQ histories at the British Museum -- 11. Museums and cities as labs for collaborative action (Museum Co-Lab) -- 12. Performances in museum spaces: Exploring the complexities of the human condition -- Part IV. Institution-wide innovation -- 13. Humanizing museum repatriation -- 14. The ontogeny of museums: What’s your institution’s future path? -- 15. Crafting Chinese ethnic minority heritage: Innovation in the Chinese Ethnology Museum -- 16. How a pandemic upended “business as usual” for museum associations and how they are rising to the challenge -- 17. Innovative museum responses to COVID-19: Serving and strengthening communities