Creating the Visitor-Centered Museum

ISBN-13: 9781629581910 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 198 str.

Peter Samis; Mimi Michaelson

Opis

What does the transformation to a visitor-centered approach do for a museum? How are museums made relevant to a broad range of visitors of varying ages, identities, and social classes? Does appealing to a larger audience force museums to 'dumb down' their work? What internal changes are required? Based on a multi-year Kress Foundation-sponsored study of 20 innovative American and European collections-based museums recognized by their peers to be visitor-centered, Peter Samis and Mimi Michaelson answer these key questions for the field. The book describes key institutions that have opened the doors to a wider range of visitors; addresses the internal struggles to reorganize and democratize these institutions; uses case studies, interviews of key personnel, Key Takeaways, and additional resources to help museum professionals implement a visitor-centered approach in collections-based institutions.

Spis treści

Preface Introduction Part 1: Moving Toward the Visitor-Centered Museum Chapter 1: Considering the Visitor Chapter 2: Contours of Change Chapter 3: Creating Change Part 2: Spaces of Engagement Chapter 6: City Museum, St. Louis, MO Chapter 7: Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN Chapter 8: Ruhr Museum, Essen, Germany Chapter 9: Detroit Institute of Arts Chapter 10: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, U.K. Chapter 11: Oakland Museum of California Chapter 12: Denver Art Museum Chapter 13: Columbus Museum of Art Chapter 14: Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, NL Chapter 15: Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver Part 3: Lessons Learned Chapter 16: Complexities, Outcomes and Aftermaths Chapter 17: Conclusion: Lessons Learned Notes References Index About the Authors

O autorze

Peter Samis is Associate Curator of Interpretation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He has a BA from Columbia University and an M.A. in art history from U.C. Berkeley. Samis served as art historian/content expert for 'American Visions,' the first CD-ROM on modern art (1993-94), and then spearheaded development of SFMOMA’s award-winning Interactive Educational Technology programs. He has served as Adjunct Professor in the international graduate program for Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage (TEC-CH) at Switzerland's University of Lugano and on the advisory boards of numerous museum organizations and collaborative software initiatives.

Mimi Michaelson is an education and museum consultant. She has a doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University, where she studied creativity, youth activism, and cognitive development. As a former Project Zero manager, she has broad research experience, including as Senior Project Manager of Harvard’s GoodWork project. She co-edited the New Directions volume, Supportive Frameworks for Youth Engagement.