Museums and Social Change
Challenging the Unhelpful Museum
Klaus Petersen editor Adele Chynoweth editor Bernadette Lynch editor Sarah Smed editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:10th Jul '20
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£135.00(9780367228002)
Museums and Social Change explores the ways museums can work in collaboration with marginalised groups to work for social change and, in so doing, rethink the museum.
Drawing on the first-hand experiences of museum practitioners and their partners around the world, the volume demonstrates the impact of a shared commitment to collaborative, reflective practice. Including analytical discussion from practitioners in their collegial work with women, the homeless, survivors of institutionalised child abuse and people with disabilities, the bookdraws attention to the significant contributions of small, specialist museums in bringing about social change. It is here, the book argues, that the new museum emerges: when museum practitioners see themselves as partners, working with others to lead social change, this is where museums can play a distinct and important role.
Emerging in response to ongoing calls for museums to be more inclusive and participate in meaningful engagement, Museums and Social Change will be essential reading for academics and students working in museum and gallery studies, librarianship, archives, heritage studies and arts management. It will also be of great interest to those working in history and cultural studies, as well as museum practitioners and social activists around the world.
ISBN: 9780367228019
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 400g
190 pages