Creating the Visitor-Centered Museum

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology, Travel, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest, Art & Architecture, Architecture
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Author: Peter Samis, Mimi Michaelson ISBN: 9781315530994
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 8, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Peter Samis, Mimi Michaelson
ISBN: 9781315530994
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 8, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

What does the transformation to a visitor-centered approach do for a museum? How are museums made relevant to a broad range of visitors of varying ages, identities, and social classes? Does appealing to a larger audience force museums to "dumb down" their work? What internal changes are required? Based on a multi-year Kress Foundation-sponsored study of 20 innovative American and European collections-based museums recognized by their peers to be visitor-centered, Peter Samis and Mimi Michaelson answer these key questions for the field. The book

  • describes key institutions that have opened the doors to a wider range of visitors;
  • addresses the internal struggles to reorganize and democratize these institutions;

uses case studies, interviews of key personnel, Key Takeaways, and additional resources to help museum professionals implement a visitor-centered approach in collections-based institutions

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What does the transformation to a visitor-centered approach do for a museum? How are museums made relevant to a broad range of visitors of varying ages, identities, and social classes? Does appealing to a larger audience force museums to "dumb down" their work? What internal changes are required? Based on a multi-year Kress Foundation-sponsored study of 20 innovative American and European collections-based museums recognized by their peers to be visitor-centered, Peter Samis and Mimi Michaelson answer these key questions for the field. The book

uses case studies, interviews of key personnel, Key Takeaways, and additional resources to help museum professionals implement a visitor-centered approach in collections-based institutions

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