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Book SynopsisDo museums need to be inclusive? How do we define inclusion? Understanding and Implementing Inclusion in Museums is the pioneer text to focus solely on the notion of inclusion for museums. This book is intended to demystify the much-debated idea of inclusion for museum professionals, theorists, professors, and researchers. The chapters within this book are intended to function as a guide for understanding, implementing, and evaluating inclusion in your museum. This insightful examination of inclusion in museums features: §An introductory definition of inclusion for museums. §Guidelines for creating inclusion in your museum through partnerships with people and community organizations. §Strategies for driving social change through inclusive museum practice. §Tools for implementing inclusion in your museum. §Mechanisms for evaluating the inclusiveness of your museum. §An encyclopedic Who’s Who of museum professionals serving as advocates, agents, and architects of inclusion today. §An extensive resource list to aid you and your museum. We have never had a book solely about inclusion for museums, and never with such a strong focus on American institutions. I invite you to join the conversation concerning inclusion armed with greater understanding and the tools to implement change through your museum.
Trade ReviewAt last, the first and definitive guide to understanding the meaning of inclusion for museums, and what is required to achieve it and evaluate it. This book is an essential blueprint for fulfilling the potential of museums as key community resources. -- Robert R. Janes, visiting research fellow, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, UK and editor-in-chief emeritus, Museum Management and Curatorship
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Why Do Museums Need Inclusion? Chapter 2: The Spectrum of Inclusive Theories for Museums Chapter 3: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Inclusion for Museums Chapter 4: Creating Cultural Inclusion: Partnerships with People Chapter 5: Aiding in Social Regeneration: Partnerships with Programs, Agencies, and Community Organizations Chapter 6: Driving Broad Social Change: Becoming a Vehicle Chapter 7: Tools for Implementing Inclusion in Your Museum Chapter 8: Tools for Evaluating Inclusion in Your Museum Chapter 9: Advocates, Agents, and Architects for American Museums Chapter 10: Challenge to the Field: Become the Museum for Everyone
