Museum Innovation: Building More Equitable, Relevant and Impactful Museums

ISBN-13: 9780367481391 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 274 str.

Haitham Eid; Melissa Forstrom

Opis

Museum Innovation encourages museums to critically reflect upon current practices and adopt new approaches to their civic responsibilities. Arguing that museums have a moral duty to perform, the book shows how social innovation can make them more equitable, relevant and impactful institutions.

 

Spis treści

List of figures List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Haitham Eid and Melissa Forstrom Part I. Innovation in museum collections, narratives and exhibitions　 Youth and community engagement at the Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales Jade Baurleyand Sarah Younan Reflections on public art collections in Trinidad and Tobago Daniela Fifiand Nimah Muwakil-Zakuri Innovation in interpretation: Museological responses to the travel ban Melissa Forstrom The development of the exhibition of African art in American art museums: Strategy for engaging the recent repatriation debate about the cultural property of Benin Ndubuisi C.Ezeluomba Embodiment at the edge of the archive: Private audience and public experience Seth Ellis Curating objects transculturally: An innovative exhibition trail at the Museum für Islamische Kunst Berlin Sophia Vassilopoulou Part II. Innovation in digital Sustainability, resilience and growth through digital innovation Nik Honeysett A multiprong approach to digital content and accessibility at the Lubbock Lake Landmark Megan Reel, Jessica Steppand Eileen Johnson Innovation, data and social responsibility Oonagh Murphy & Elena Villaespesa　 Part III. Innovation in diversity and inclusion practices Interpreting LGBTQ histories at the British Museum Stuart Frost　 Museums and cities as labs for collaborative action (Museum Co-Lab) Amy Landau and Harold D. Morales Performances in museum spaces: Exploring the complexities of the human condition Ilyanette Bernabel　 Part IV. Institution-wide innovation Humanizing museum repatriation Robert R. Janes　 The ontogeny of museums: What’s your institution’s future path? Kathryn K. Matthew Crafting Chinese ethnic minority heritage: Innovation in the Chinese Ethnology Museum David Francis, Lisheng Zhangand Luo Pan 16. How a pandemic upended “business as usual” for museum associations and how they are rising to thechallenge Eric Longo 17. Innovative museum responses to COVID-19: Serving and strengthening communities Holly Harmon