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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-10153810895X

ISBN-139781538108956

eBay Product ID (ePID)12050091085

Product Key Features

Number of Pages148 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMuseums As Agents of Change : a Guide to Becoming a Changemaker

Publication Year2021

SubjectMuseum Administration & Museology, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTravel, Business & Economics

AuthorMike Murawski

SeriesAmerican Alliance of Museums Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8.2 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-054142

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsAs the contributors to this powerful and important book make clear, anyone working in and with museums has a part to play in their transformation towards becoming places for social change, justice and equity. This beautifully written book, brimming with rich experience and insights, honest reflections, thoughtful provocations, and practical strategies for enacting change, is critical reading for anyone committed to translating ideas and talk into action., "Museums as Agents of Change provides engaging examples from committed professionals who understand that museums have to continue to evolve in order to not only be relevant, but essential. Serving the community is not a moment but a movement and this book charts the way forward." --Melanie Adams, director of the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum "Well researched and with lots of suggestions on how to be a changemaker, Museums As Agents of Change delves into the detail of process and practice for museum professionals looking to create a different future. Murawski's book is a loving letter to those who are already making change, and salutes all those striving to be a better 'us'." --Anna Cutler, director of learning and research at Tate in the UK "As the contributors to this powerful and important book make clear, anyone working in and with museums has a part to play in their transformation towards becoming places for social change, justice and equity. This beautifully written book, brimming with rich experience and insights, honest reflections, thoughtful provocations, and practical strategies for enacting change, is critical reading for anyone committed to translating ideas and talk into action." --Richard Sandell, co-director, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester, Museums as Agents of Change provides engaging examples from committed professionals who understand that museums have to continue to evolve in order to not only be relevant, but essential. Serving the community is not a moment but a movement and this book charts the way forward., As the contributors to this powerful and important book make clear, anyone working in and with museums has a part to play in their transformation towards becoming places for social change, justice and equity. This beautifully written book, brimming with rich experience and insights, honest reflections, thoughtful provocations, and practical strategies for enacting change, is critical reading for anyone committed to translating ideas and talk into action.--Richard Sandell, co-director, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester Museums as Agents of Change provides engaging examples from committed professionals who understand that museums have to continue to evolve in order to not only be relevant, but essential. Serving the community is not a moment but a movement and this book charts the way forward.--Melanie Adams, director of the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Well researched and with lots of suggestions on how to be a changemaker, Museums As Agents of Change delves into the detail of process and practice for museum professionals looking to create a different future. Murawski's book is a loving letter to those who are already making change, and salutes all those striving to be a better 'us'.--Anna Cutler, director of learning and research at Tate in the UK, Well researched and with lots of suggestions on how to be a changemaker, Museums As Agents of Change delves into the detail of process and practice for museum professionals looking to create a different future. Murawski's book is a loving letter to those who are already making change, and salutes all those striving to be a better 'us'.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal069

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Museums Are Us Chapter 2: Let Your Community In Chapter 3: Community at the Core: A Conversation with Nina Simon Chapter 4: Interrupting White Dominant Culture in Museums Chapter 5: Museums Are Not Neutral: A Conversation with La Tanya Autry Chapter 6: Leading Towards a Different Future Chapter 7: Building a New Model: A Conversation with Lori Fogarty Chapter 8: Collaborative Leadership That Works: A Conversation with Lauren Ruffin, Molly Alloy, and Nathanael Andreini Chapter 9: Care and Healing Chapter 10: Let's Talk About Community Care: A Conversation with Monica Montgomery Chapter 11: Propelled by Love About Author

SynopsisMuseums everywhere have the potential to serve as agents of change-bringing people together, contributing to local communities, and changing people's lives. So how can we, as individuals, radically expand the work of museums to live up to this potential? How can we more fiercely recognize the meaningful work that museums are doing to enact change around the relevant issues in our communities? How can we work together to build a stronger culture of equity and care within museums ? Questions like these are increasingly vital for all museum professionals to consider, no matter what your role is within your institution. They are also important questions for all of us to be thinking about more deeply as citizens and community members. This book is about the work we need to do to become changemakers and demand that that our museums take action toward positive social change and bring people together into a more just, equitable, compassionate, and connected society. It is a journey toward tapping the energies within all of us to make change happen and proactively shape a new future., In this book, Michael Murawski explores the work of museums as agents of change through inspiring case studies as well as his own honest, personal experiences as a museum educator, offering effective strategies for museums to enact change in their communities and, most importantly, convert talk into action, Museums everywhere have the potential to serve as agents of change--bringing people together, contributing to local communities, and changing people's lives. So how can we, as individuals, radically expand the work of museums to live up to this potential? How can we more fiercely recognize the meaningful work that museums are doing to enact change around the relevant issues in our communities? How can we work together to build a stronger culture of equity and care within museums?? Questions like these are increasingly vital for all museum professionals to consider, no matter what your role is within your institution. They are also important questions for all of us to be thinking about more deeply as citizens and community members. This book is about the work we need to do to become changemakers and demand that that our museums take action toward positive social change and bring people together into a more just, equitable, compassionate, and connected society. It is a journey toward tapping the energies within all of us to make change happen and proactively shape a new future.

LC Classification NumberAM7.M77 2021