The Civic Mission of Museums

Anthony Pennay (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

150 Seiten

2020
American Alliance of Museums (Verlag)
9781538131855 (ISBN)

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The Civic Mission of Museums, explores the way in which museums can leverage their collections and their connections within and beyond their communities to serve democracy as a whole.

Museums have long sought to maintain relevance in the daily lives of their communities. Over the past several decades, museums have shifted, as a field, from a focus on collections to a focus on connecting with audiences. More recently, museums must confront political polarization and a decreasing sense of trust in nearly every public institution. As a result, few institutions are better positioned to serve the country than museums. In fact, polls show that museums rank among the most trusted institutions in the country, regardless of political belief. During tumultuous times, this trust means that museums have a unique and important responsibility to fulfill their civic mission.

A century ago, John Cotton Dana argued that the most important thing a museum can do is “produce a public benefit.” The Civic Mission of Museums argues that museums play an essential role in the cultivation of engaged and informed citizens. The book outlines a spectrum of civic learning that includes: civic knowledge, civic mindset, civic skillset, and civic action. It offers concrete examples of impactful civic programming, exhibits, and public engagement from a diverse set of museums. It ends with a practical toolkit, gleaned from across the country, for museum professionals to utilize.

Anthony Pennay is the Chief Learning Officer for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI), located onsite at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA. Pennay has served as the Chair of EdCom for the American Alliance of Museums, and the Chair of the Awards Committee for the National Council of the Social Studies.

Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Civic Mission of Museums
Chapter 2: Civic Knowledge in/and Museums
Chapter 3: Civic Mindset and the Self
Chapter 4: A Tale of Three Cities: Civic Skills
Chapter 5: Putting it all Together: Civic Action
Chapter 6: Toolkit for Democracy
Post Script
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Reihe/Serie	American Alliance of Museums
Zusatzinfo	19 b/w illustrations; 11 tables
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 231 mm
Gewicht	249 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-13	9781538131855 / 9781538131855
Zustand	Neuware