Research Catalog

Title

Museums and the challenge of change : old institutions in a new world / written and edited by Graham Black.

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Black, Graham

Description

xix, 314 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

" 'Museums and the Challenge of Change' explores the profound challenges facing museums and charts ways forward that are grounded in partnership with audiences and communities on-site, online and in wider society. Facing new generations with growing needs and desires, growing population diversity and a digital revolution, the museum sector knows it must change--but it has been slow to respond. Drawing on the expertise and voices of practitioners from within and beyond the sector, Black calls for a change of mind-set and radical evolution (transformation over time, learning from the process, rather than a 'big bang' approach). Internally, a participative environment supports social interaction through active engagement with collections and content--and Black includes an initial typology of participative exhibits, both traditional and digital. Externally, the museum works in partnership with local communities and other agencies to make a real difference, in response to societal challenges. Black considers what this means for the management and structure of the museum, emphasising that it is not possible to separate the development of a participative experience from the ways in which the museum is organised. 'Museums and the Challenge of Change' is highly practical and focused on initiatives that museums can implement swiftly and cheaply, making a real impact on user engagement. The book will thus be essential reading for museum practitioners and students of museum studies around the globe"--

Subject

• Museums > Social aspects
• Museum attendance
• Museums and community
• Museum visitors
• Museums > Technological innovations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 21-2767

ISBN

• 9780367488291
• 0367488299
• 9780367488307
• 0367488302

LCCN

2020038301

OCLC

1191241484

Title

Museums and the challenge of change : old institutions in a new world / written and edited by Graham Black.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Black, Graham, editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Museums and the challenge of change Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021 9781003043010 (DLC) 2020038302

Research Call Number

JFE 21-2767