Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy: Post-Guggenheim Developments

ISBN-13: 9780815370949 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 122 str.

Natalia Grincheva (University of Melbour

Opis

With a historical legacy of being a leading actor of cultural diplomacy since the time of the Cold War, in recent decades the Guggenheim has been very active in the international cultural arena through various global cultural activities implemented without control or support from the U.S. government. This book traces the Guggenheim's development from a traditional cultural diplomacy actor to a nonpartisan player in the global arena, driven by institutional interests. Through analysis of international Guggenheim engagements, the book identifies and explores an emergence of a new type of museum diplomacy grounded primarily in institutional ambitions for global presence and recognition. This new "diplomacy" is based on strong museum commitments to cosmopolitan values and transnational issues, attracting a much larger international constituency and providing access to global economic, cultural and social resources.

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

Dr. Natalia Grincheva is an internationally recognised expert in innovative forms and global trends in contemporary museology, digital diplomacy and international cultural relations. She received many prestigious international academic awards, including Fulbright (2007–2009), Quebec Fund (2011–2013), Australian Endeavour (2012–2013) and SOROS research grant (2013–2014). In 2020 she was awarded a Fellowship for her visiting research residency at the Digital Diplomacy Research Center at the University of Oxford. Her publication profile includes over 45 research articles, book chapters and reports published in prominent academic outlets. Her research focuses on the development of new computational methods to study museums and heritage sites as important players in the creative economy and soft power actors. Dr. Grincheva's professional engagements include her dedicated work for the International Fund for Cultural Diversity at UNESCO (2011) and International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (2011–2015), her research industry placement at ACMI X creative hub at the Australian Center for the Moving Image (2017–2019) as well as service for the international Cultural Research Network (CRN) (2018–2020).