In a series of authoritative essays, this important and substantial new book (over 500 pages) examines in depth how museums globally are succeeding – in many different ways – in reaching and involving social groups traditionally overlooked or excluded from the museum experience. The New Museum Community: Audiences, Challenges, Benefits is an invaluable and inspiring guide for any museum, gallery or cultural organisation – large or small – intent on engaging with the broadest possible audience.

Among the twenty organisations sharing their cutting-edge experience are:

• Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh
• Colorado State University
• Conner Prairie Interactive History Park
• Manchester Museum
• Miami Science Centre
• Museo Nazionale della Scienza, Milan
• Museum of London
• Museums Luton
• Penn State University
• University of Brighton
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Newcastle
• User-Lab, Birmingham City University

And among the stimulating and thought-provoking topics covered are:

• Consulting the Community
• Cultural Mediators
• Drivers for Change: Capacity Building and Cultural Ownership
• Guests are our Heroes
• Inclusive Without Knowing It
• Involving Teens with Autism
• Learning on Field Trips
• Mainstreaming Outreach: Taking Audiences to the Core
• Museum Provision for Visually Impaired Visitors
• Participation and Personalisation
• Reaching Multi-Cultural Audiences Online
• Social Media to Social Impact
• The Ignorant Museum
• The Long-Term Impact of Social Inclusion Initiatives
• The Virtuous Circle: Community Engagement
• Urban Evolution
• Using Collections to Collaborate Artistically with People with Learning Disabilities

Among the highly experienced contributors are:

• Lenore Adler, Outreach Specialist, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh
• Lucie Fitton, Inclusion Officer, Museum of London
• Heather Hollins, Learning & Access Manager, Museums Luton
• Aili McGill, Assistant General Manager for Guest Experiences, Conner Prairie
• Camilla Rossi-Linnemann, Education and International Relations, National Museum of Science and Technology, Milan
• Gurdeep Thiara, Outreach Officer, Manchester Museum
• Gillian Thomas, President, Miami Science Center
• Kate Bonansinga, Director, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, El Paso

Publication details
Title: The New Museum Community: Audiences, Challenges, Benefits
ISBN: 978-0-9561943-7-4 (paperback) | 978-1-907697-02-9 (hardback)
Pages: 512
Paperback and hardback editions available: 1 July 2010
Publisher: MuseumsEtc
Full price: £49.95 (paperback), £89.95 (hardback) + £5 worldwide shipping

Join these world-class organisations already enjoying access to The New Museum Community: British Museum, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canadian Museum of Civilization, English Heritage, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Natural History Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum.

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