Engaging Communities In Museums

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.