This exciting collection of essays by leading international museum practitioners focuses on the across-the-board innovations taking place in some of the world’s most forward-thinking museums – and charts the new directions museums will need to take in today’s increasingly challenging and competitive environment.Among the twenty world-class organisations sharing their innovative experiences are:
- Canada Agriculture Museum
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Conner Prairie Interactive History Park
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
- Imperial War Museum
- Liberty Science Center
- Miami Science Museum
- Museum of London
- National Museum of Denmark
- Royal Collection Enterprises
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Wellcome Collection
And among the stimulating and thought-provoking topics covered are:
- Capacity Building and Cultural Ownership
- Collective Conversations
- Confessions of a Long-Tail Visionary
- Creating A Utopian Experience
- Crossing The Threshold: Design To Engage
- Engaging the Public
- Ethnographic Research: A Fresh Eye on Marketing
- How Museums Speak
- Inclusive Without Knowing It: How Can Visitor Research Help?
- How To Increase Your Visitor Spend
- Interpreting the Second World War
- Serving Children When Parents Come Along
- Souvenirs of Here: Diversity, Practical Museology, and Happiness
Among the highly experienced contributors to this volume are:
- Ken Arnold, Head of Public Programmes, Wellcome Collection, London
- Victoria Dickenson, Chief Knowledge Officer, Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Jeff Gates, Lead Producer New Media Initiatives, Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Wayne LaBar, Vice President Exhibitions & Featured Experiences, Liberty Science Center
- Nuala McGourty, Retail Director, Royal Collection Enterprises
- Eithne Nightingale, Head of Diversity Unit, V&A Museum
- Ellen Rosenthal, Executive Director, Conner Prairie Interactive History Park
- Frazer Swift, Head of Learning, Museum of London
- Gillian Thomas, President, Miami Science Museum
- Margot Wallace, Associate Professor of Marketing, Columbia College
Publication details
Title: New Thinking: Rules for the (R)evolution of Museums
ISBN: 978-0-9561943-9-8 (paperback) | 978-1-907697-04-3 (hardback)
Pages: 416
Publisher: MuseumsEtc
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