Reinventing the Museum
Relevance, Inclusion, and Global Responsibilities
3rd Edition
Published on 15. May 2023
Book
Hardback
396 pages
978-1-5381-5968-2 (ISBN)
Description
Reinventing the Museum: Relevance, Inclusion, and Global Responsibilities is the third edition following the 2004 and 2012 versions of the Reinventing series. More than a decade since the prior volume was published, this edition features all new content written since 2017 relevant to this pivotal time for museums operating in a complex world.
This anthology features leading thinkers from across the globe who expertly discuss the realities facing museums, the urgency to take action, and museums as essential contributors to a more equitable and socially responsible world. The introduction highlights the issues of our times, and frames the structure of the book and intentional order of the contents. A dramatically revised Reinventing the Museum Tool serves as a springboard for discussions within museum staff and trustees, among students and faculty, and with emerging to seasoned museum professionals.
The curated approach of the book unfolds with a sequence of thinking that frames the subsequent sections and chapters. The range of topics in this volume cover global realities, shifts in institutional mindset, the urgency to achieve inclusion and equity in museums, and fresh perspectives of practical approaches to actualize the reinvented museum.
This anthology features leading thinkers from across the globe who expertly discuss the realities facing museums, the urgency to take action, and museums as essential contributors to a more equitable and socially responsible world. The introduction highlights the issues of our times, and frames the structure of the book and intentional order of the contents. A dramatically revised Reinventing the Museum Tool serves as a springboard for discussions within museum staff and trustees, among students and faculty, and with emerging to seasoned museum professionals.
The curated approach of the book unfolds with a sequence of thinking that frames the subsequent sections and chapters. The range of topics in this volume cover global realities, shifts in institutional mindset, the urgency to achieve inclusion and equity in museums, and fresh perspectives of practical approaches to actualize the reinvented museum.
Reviews / Votes
The first edition of Reinventing the Museum appeared in 2004, and this third edition follows the format of the earlier editions. Anderson is a museum consultant and the contributors represent a span of museum professionals, from directors and archivists to digital strategists and governance experts. The 2004 edition was subtitled Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift, and the 2012 edition was subtitled The Evolving Conversation on the Paradigm Shift. As its subtitle indicates, the current edition focuses on equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion, issues that are all critical to today's museums. Anderson made an effort to select topics relevant to all museums, topics reflecting issues of global responsibility: for example, the climate crisis, poverty, and immigration. Each essay includes notes and an extensive list of references; the final section presents a selected bibliography of essays from the first two editions that, in the words of Anderson, "have stood the test of time." Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals. * Choice Reviews * The list of authors of the articles in this important book reads like a 'who's who' in the international museums world . Included are articles by renowned professionals like Elaine Heumann Gurion, Margaret Middleton, Bob Janes, and George Abungu. Edited by the doyenne of museum management studies, Gail Anderson, the book is an up-to-date 'must read' for all museum people, whether they are new starters or old hands. -- David Fleming, retired director of National Museums Liverpool, UK, and retired professor of public history at Liverpool Hope University When I started my career as an Indigenous curator the first book I read was the first edition of Reinventing the Museum. It was ahead of the curve when it came to discussions around decolonizing museums, their colonial baggage, and inclusion. I am so excited for this third edition as it even more timely and forward-looking. -- Aaron Leggett, senior curator, Alaska History and Indigenous Cultures, Anchorage Museum, president, Native Village of Eklutna Anderson's book brings together the visions and proposals of those who are leading change in museums, thus resulting in a compendium of the current state of the art.It is a must-read not only for museum professionals, but also for the entire spectrum of museum stakeholders. -- Susana Meden, project-development consultant, Rosario, Argentina
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3rd edition
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English
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United States
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Gail Anderson president of Gail Anderson & Associates (GA&A) works with museum leaders facilitating institutional transformation, building institutional and leadership capacity, and expanding community and global relevance. Anderson has dedicated much of her 40+ year career to researching, amassing and sharing resources and new ideas to contribute to the evolving thinking about museums. Anderson's projects include strategic planning, organizational restructuring, institutional assessment and development, and board development. She has worked with more than 70+ clients and completed over 110+ projects. Her core commitments have been to advance social responsibilities, DEAI efforts in the field, decolonization efforts, and museums as key players in the larger global ecosystem.
Prior to launching her own consulting business, Anderson was Deputy Director of The Mexican Museum, Vice President of Museum Management Consultants, Chair of the Graduate Department of Museum Studies at John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley, California, Assistant Director at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, and Museum Educator at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Her publications include the American Association of Museums book, Museum Mission Statements: Building A Distinct Identity (1997), Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift (2004), and the second edition, Reinventing the Museum: The Evolving Conversation on the Paradigm Shift (2012), and, Mission Matters: Relevance and Museums for the 21st Century (2019), plus numerous articles. This 3rd edition Reinventing the Museum: Relevance, Inclusion and Global Responsibilities is Anderson's latest publication. Anderson continues her commitment to advancing the field through frequent speaking engagements, writing, and teaching.
Prior to launching her own consulting business, Anderson was Deputy Director of The Mexican Museum, Vice President of Museum Management Consultants, Chair of the Graduate Department of Museum Studies at John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley, California, Assistant Director at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, and Museum Educator at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Her publications include the American Association of Museums book, Museum Mission Statements: Building A Distinct Identity (1997), Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift (2004), and the second edition, Reinventing the Museum: The Evolving Conversation on the Paradigm Shift (2012), and, Mission Matters: Relevance and Museums for the 21st Century (2019), plus numerous articles. This 3rd edition Reinventing the Museum: Relevance, Inclusion and Global Responsibilities is Anderson's latest publication. Anderson continues her commitment to advancing the field through frequent speaking engagements, writing, and teaching.
Content
Acknowledgments
, xi
,
INTRODUCTION: The Urgency for Relevance, Inclusion, and Global Responsibilities
, 1
,
PART IGLOBAL REALITIES CHALLENGE MUSEUM PURPOSE
, 9
,
Chapter 1
, Museums: Geopolitics, Decolonisation, Globalisation and Migration
George Okello Abungu
, 13
,
Chapter 2
, Indigenous Peoples and International Museology
Bryony Onciul
, 23
,
Chapter 3
, From Objects of Enlightenment to Objects of Apology: Why You Can't Make Amends for the Past by Plundering the Present
Tiffany Jenkins
, 39
,
Chapter 4
, The Empathetic Museum: A New Institutional Identity
Gretchen Jennings, Jim Cullen, Janeen Bryant, Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell, Stacey Mann, Charlette Hove, and Nayeli Zepeda
, 47
,
Chapter 5
, The Value of Museums in Averting Societal Collapse
Robert R. Janes
, 67
,
Chapter 6
, Paradigm Shift to Illuminate this Disrupted Planet
Emlyn Koster, PhD
, 81
,
Chapter 7
, Global Trends in Museums
David Fleming
, 91
,
SPECIAL FEATURE
, Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
United Nations
, 97
,
PART II TRANSFORMATIVE INSTITUTIONAL MINDSETS
, 99
,
Chapter 8
, Inside Out Outside In: A Resilience Model for Museums Offers Strategies to Address Challenging Realities
Anne W. Ackerson, Gail Anderson, and Dina A. Bailey
, 103
,
Chapter 9
, Creating a Framework for Institutional Genealogy
Aletheia Wittman
, 109
,
Chapter 10
, Reconsidering People as the Institution: Empathy, Pay Equity, and Deaccessioning as Key Leadership Strategies in Art Museums
Amy Whitaker
, 113
,
Chapter 11
, Creating the Just Leader: Inclusive Leadership and Organizational Justice
Chris Taylor
, 127
,
Chapter 12
, Museum Leaders as Allies for Queer Inclusion
Margaret Middleton
, 135
,
Chapter 13
, Growth Mindset for a More Peaceful, Empathetic World
Eduardo Briceno
, 143
,
Chapter 14
, Sustainability, Resilience and Growth Through Digital Innovation
Nik Honeysett
, 149
,
Chapter 15
, The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership
Anne Wallestad
, 163
,
Chapter 16
, Deconstructing Nonprofit Sustainability
Jan Masaoka, Jeanne Bell, and Steve Zimmerman
, 173
,
PART III
, THE IMPERATIVE FOR INCLUSIVITY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
, 177
,
Chapter 17
, Moving Toward Internal Transformation: Awareness, Acceptance, Action
Janeen Bryant, Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Gretchen Jennings, Joanne Jones-Rizzi
, 181
,
Chapter 18
, The Evolving Responsibility of Museum Work in the Time of Climate Change
Sarah Sutton
, 193
,
Chapter 19
, Cultural Interpretation in the 21st Century: Transformational Changes in Museum Practice
W. Richard West Jr.
, 209
,
Chapter 20
, The Politics of History in Memorial Museums
Julie Higashi
, 221
,
Chapter 21
, Presence and Power: Beyond Feminism in Museums
Elisabeth Callihan and Kaywin Feldman
, 229
,
Chapter 22
, Public Spaces for Strangers: How Museums' Physical Assets Should Contribute to Communal Peace, 2017
Elaine Heumann Gurian
, 241
,
Chapter 23
, Tools for Thinking: From Tools and Approaches for Transforming Museum Experience
Rachel Ginsberg, Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell, and Gail Bennett
, 251
,
SPECIAL FEATURE
, First Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries
, 257
,
, Terri Janke
,
,
SPECIAL FEATURE
, Race Report Card
Museums & Race
, 259
,
PART IV
, PRACTICES TO SUPPORT REINVENTED MUSEUMS
, 263
,
Chapter 24
, WINDOWS Ten Shifts: Redefining Cultural Institutions
, 267
,
, Michael John Gorman
,
,
Chapter 25
, Climate of Change
, 279
,
, Julie Decker
,
,
Chapter 26
, Repatriation and Ritual, Repatriation as Ritual
, 287
,
, Laura Peers, Lotten Gustafsson Reinius, and Jennifer Shannon
,
,
Chapter 27
, Race Isn't Just a "Black Thing": The Role that Museum Professionals
Can Play in Inclusive Planning and Programming
, 295
,
,
,
,
,
,
, Esther J. Washington and Anna F. Hindley
,
,
Chapter 28
, Museums Without (Scholar-)Curators: Exhibition-Making in Times of Managerial Curatorship
, 301
,
, Mathieu Viau-Courville
,
,
Chapter 29
, Mechanisms and Tropes of Colonial Narratives
, 319
,
, Hodan Warsame
,
,
Chapter 30
, Materialising Reform: How Conservation Encounters Collection
,
,
, Practises in Zoos
, 323
,
, Monika Krause and Katherine Robinson
,
,
Chapter 31
, Digital Transformation: It's a Process and You Can Start Now
, 339
,
, John Russick and Jack Ludden
,
,
Chapter 32
, Cultural Humility as a Framework for Anti-Oppressive
,
,
, Archival Description
, 349
,
, Jessica Tai
,
,
SPECIAL
, Ten Principles for an Anti-Racist, Anti-Orientalist, Activist
,
,
FEATURE
, Approach to Collections
, 365
,
, Elizabeth Wood, Rainey Tisdale, and Trevor Jones
,
,
PART V
, LEGACY ARTICLES FROM REINVENTING THE MUSEUM,
,
,
, EDITIONS I AND II: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
, 367
,
Selected Bibliography 371About the Editor 379
, xi
,
INTRODUCTION: The Urgency for Relevance, Inclusion, and Global Responsibilities
, 1
,
PART IGLOBAL REALITIES CHALLENGE MUSEUM PURPOSE
, 9
,
Chapter 1
, Museums: Geopolitics, Decolonisation, Globalisation and Migration
George Okello Abungu
, 13
,
Chapter 2
, Indigenous Peoples and International Museology
Bryony Onciul
, 23
,
Chapter 3
, From Objects of Enlightenment to Objects of Apology: Why You Can't Make Amends for the Past by Plundering the Present
Tiffany Jenkins
, 39
,
Chapter 4
, The Empathetic Museum: A New Institutional Identity
Gretchen Jennings, Jim Cullen, Janeen Bryant, Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell, Stacey Mann, Charlette Hove, and Nayeli Zepeda
, 47
,
Chapter 5
, The Value of Museums in Averting Societal Collapse
Robert R. Janes
, 67
,
Chapter 6
, Paradigm Shift to Illuminate this Disrupted Planet
Emlyn Koster, PhD
, 81
,
Chapter 7
, Global Trends in Museums
David Fleming
, 91
,
SPECIAL FEATURE
, Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
United Nations
, 97
,
PART II TRANSFORMATIVE INSTITUTIONAL MINDSETS
, 99
,
Chapter 8
, Inside Out Outside In: A Resilience Model for Museums Offers Strategies to Address Challenging Realities
Anne W. Ackerson, Gail Anderson, and Dina A. Bailey
, 103
,
Chapter 9
, Creating a Framework for Institutional Genealogy
Aletheia Wittman
, 109
,
Chapter 10
, Reconsidering People as the Institution: Empathy, Pay Equity, and Deaccessioning as Key Leadership Strategies in Art Museums
Amy Whitaker
, 113
,
Chapter 11
, Creating the Just Leader: Inclusive Leadership and Organizational Justice
Chris Taylor
, 127
,
Chapter 12
, Museum Leaders as Allies for Queer Inclusion
Margaret Middleton
, 135
,
Chapter 13
, Growth Mindset for a More Peaceful, Empathetic World
Eduardo Briceno
, 143
,
Chapter 14
, Sustainability, Resilience and Growth Through Digital Innovation
Nik Honeysett
, 149
,
Chapter 15
, The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership
Anne Wallestad
, 163
,
Chapter 16
, Deconstructing Nonprofit Sustainability
Jan Masaoka, Jeanne Bell, and Steve Zimmerman
, 173
,
PART III
, THE IMPERATIVE FOR INCLUSIVITY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
, 177
,
Chapter 17
, Moving Toward Internal Transformation: Awareness, Acceptance, Action
Janeen Bryant, Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Gretchen Jennings, Joanne Jones-Rizzi
, 181
,
Chapter 18
, The Evolving Responsibility of Museum Work in the Time of Climate Change
Sarah Sutton
, 193
,
Chapter 19
, Cultural Interpretation in the 21st Century: Transformational Changes in Museum Practice
W. Richard West Jr.
, 209
,
Chapter 20
, The Politics of History in Memorial Museums
Julie Higashi
, 221
,
Chapter 21
, Presence and Power: Beyond Feminism in Museums
Elisabeth Callihan and Kaywin Feldman
, 229
,
Chapter 22
, Public Spaces for Strangers: How Museums' Physical Assets Should Contribute to Communal Peace, 2017
Elaine Heumann Gurian
, 241
,
Chapter 23
, Tools for Thinking: From Tools and Approaches for Transforming Museum Experience
Rachel Ginsberg, Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell, and Gail Bennett
, 251
,
SPECIAL FEATURE
, First Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries
, 257
,
, Terri Janke
,
,
SPECIAL FEATURE
, Race Report Card
Museums & Race
, 259
,
PART IV
, PRACTICES TO SUPPORT REINVENTED MUSEUMS
, 263
,
Chapter 24
, WINDOWS Ten Shifts: Redefining Cultural Institutions
, 267
,
, Michael John Gorman
,
,
Chapter 25
, Climate of Change
, 279
,
, Julie Decker
,
,
Chapter 26
, Repatriation and Ritual, Repatriation as Ritual
, 287
,
, Laura Peers, Lotten Gustafsson Reinius, and Jennifer Shannon
,
,
Chapter 27
, Race Isn't Just a "Black Thing": The Role that Museum Professionals
Can Play in Inclusive Planning and Programming
, 295
,
,
,
,
,
,
, Esther J. Washington and Anna F. Hindley
,
,
Chapter 28
, Museums Without (Scholar-)Curators: Exhibition-Making in Times of Managerial Curatorship
, 301
,
, Mathieu Viau-Courville
,
,
Chapter 29
, Mechanisms and Tropes of Colonial Narratives
, 319
,
, Hodan Warsame
,
,
Chapter 30
, Materialising Reform: How Conservation Encounters Collection
,
,
, Practises in Zoos
, 323
,
, Monika Krause and Katherine Robinson
,
,
Chapter 31
, Digital Transformation: It's a Process and You Can Start Now
, 339
,
, John Russick and Jack Ludden
,
,
Chapter 32
, Cultural Humility as a Framework for Anti-Oppressive
,
,
, Archival Description
, 349
,
, Jessica Tai
,
,
SPECIAL
, Ten Principles for an Anti-Racist, Anti-Orientalist, Activist
,
,
FEATURE
, Approach to Collections
, 365
,
, Elizabeth Wood, Rainey Tisdale, and Trevor Jones
,
,
PART V
, LEGACY ARTICLES FROM REINVENTING THE MUSEUM,
,
,
, EDITIONS I AND II: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
, 367
,
Selected Bibliography 371About the Editor 379