Engaging Communities In Museums
Issued Date
Copyright Date
2020
Resource Type
Edition
1
Language
eng
Book
Book
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
79
ISBN
139781032086781
Rights Holder(s)
สถาบันพิพิธภัณฑ์การเรียนรู้แห่งชาติ
Author(s)
Abstract
Engaging Communities in Museums is designed for museum Csionals who are hungry for information about how to design meriences in partnership with their communities. Providing
overview of the many ways that museums around the world have begun to listen more attentively to their audience, the book Lichlights the importance of listening to community and discusses the idea of relationship-building as an entry point to relevancy,
Drawing on interviewsand discussions with museum professionals around the world, as well as tangible, real-world examples, Allison showcases the many ways that museums, both large and small, are actively working with their communities and also provides a roadmap that demonstrates how museum professionals can listen more effectively to their audiences as they craft new experiences. The book also explores the fascinating nexus of community engagement and exhibit and experience development, thus taking museum professionals on a journey of discovery around community responsiveness and attention to audience.
Table of contents
Contents
Acknowledgments VI
Introduction 1
Community responsiveness and understanding audience 20
Relationship-building and partnerships in museums 26
Case studies in co-creation 33
Comparing models of development 56
Staying connected with community 72
Conclusion: new pathways and ideas in museums 78
Appendix 81
Index 82