Understanding and Implementing Inclusion in Museums (eBook)

Laura-Edythe Coleman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
192 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
9781538110829 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is the pioneer text to focus solely on the notion of inclusion for museums. It is intended to demystify the much-debated idea of inclusion for museum professionals, theorists, professors, and researchers. From practical tips to theoretical know-how, this book will prepare your museum to become more inclusive.

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Do museums need to be inclusive? How do we define inclusion? Understanding and Implementing Inclusion in Museums is the pioneer text to focus solely on the notion of inclusion for museums. This book is intended to demystify the much-debated idea of inclusion for museum professionals, theorists, professors, and researchers. The chapters within this book are intended to function as a guide for understanding, implementing, and evaluating inclusion in your museum.This insightful examination ofinclusion in museums features:An introductory definition of inclusion for museums.Guidelines for creating inclusion in your museum through partnerships with people and community organizations.Strategies for driving social change through inclusive museum practice.Tools for implementing inclusion in your museum.Mechanisms for evaluating the inclusiveness of your museum.An encyclopedic Who's Who of museum professionals serving as advocates, agents, and architects of inclusion today.An extensive resource list to aid you and your museum.We have never had a book solely about inclusion for museums, and never with such a strong focus on American institutions. I invite you to join the conversation concerning inclusion armed with greater understanding and the tools to implement change through your museum.

Autor

Laura-Edythe Coleman is a museum informaticist specializing in Social Inclusion Theory & Practice. Her focus is on the point of convergence for museums, information, people, and technology. Knowing that societies need museums for creating and sustaining cultural memory, she strives to help communities co-create collections with museums. She is currently a lecturer for Johns Hopkins University Museum Studies Program in which she teaches two core courses: Museums in a Global Perspective and the History & Philosophy of Museums. She can be reached via Twitter: @lauraedythe, website: www.lauraedythe.com, or by email [e-mail]

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Why Do Museums Need Inclusion?Chapter 2: The Spectrum of Inclusive Theories for MuseumsChapter 3: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Inclusion for MuseumsChapter 4: Creating Cultural Inclusion: Partnerships with PeopleChapter 5: Aiding in Social Regeneration: Partnerships with Programs, Agencies, and Community OrganizationsChapter 6: Driving Broad Social Change: Becoming a VehicleChapter 7: Tools for Implementing Inclusion in Your MuseumChapter 8: Tools for Evaluating Inclusion in Your MuseumChapter 9: Advocates, Agents, and Architects for American MuseumsChapter 10: Challenge to the Field: Become the Museum for Everyone

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 52 Illustrations including: - 35 Black & White Illustrations; - 14 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 3 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: cultural heritage • Diversity • museum development • museum programming
• ISBN-13: 9781538110829 / 9781538110829