Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy: Post-Guggenheim Developments

ISBN-13: 9780367787943 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 128 str.

Natalia Grincheva

Opis

This book traces the transformation of museums from publicly or privately funded heritage institutions into active players in the economic sector of culture. Exploring how this transformation reconfigured cultural diplomacy, the book argues that museums have become autonomous diplomatic players on the world stage.

Spis treści

Introduction: museum diplomacy then and now  1 Cultural diplomacy of a different kind  2 Museum diplomacy as a corporate enterprise  3 Museum diplomacy as a global franchise  Conclusion: museum diplomacy in the neo-liberal age

O autorze

Natalia Grincheva is a Research Fellow in the Research Unit of Public Cultures at the University of Melbourne. She is also a Lead CI and Conceptual Designer of the award-winning digital mapping system Museum Soft Power Map. Dr Grincheva has been awarded numerous academic awards and fellowships, including Fulbright (2007-2009), Quebec Fund (2011-2013), Australian Endeavour (2012-2013), SOROS (2013-2014) and others. She has successfully implemented a number of research projects on new forms of contemporary diplomacy developed by the largest internationally recognised museums in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.