The responsive museum : working with audiences in the twenty-first century / edited by Caroline Lang, John Reeve, Vicky Woollard.

Other author Lang, Caroline.
Other author Reeve, John, 1951-
Other author Woollard, Vicky.
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2006.
Descriptionxix, 276 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Museums--Educational aspects.
Museums--Philosophy.
Museums--Social aspects.
Museum visitors--Educational aspects.
Museum techniques.
Museum visitors--Education.

Contents Influences on museum practice / John Reeve and Vicky Woollard -- The impact of government policy / Caroline Lang, John Reeve and Vicky Woollard -- The public access debate / Caroline Lang -- Prioritizing audience groups / John Reeve -- Networks and partnerships : building capacity for sustainable audience development / Ian Blackwell and Sarah Scaife ; response, Nico Halbertsma -- Dancing around the collections : developing individuals and audiences / Eithne Nightingale -- Response to chapter 5 : audience development : a view from The Netherlands / Nico Halbertsma -- Dancing around the collections : developing individuals and audiences / Eithne Nightingale -- Response to chapter 6 : developing the inclusive model / Izzy Mohammed -- Museums and the Web / Caroline Dunmore -- Response to chapter 7 : digital technologies and museum learning / Roy Hawkey -- Understanding museum evaluation / Kate Pontin -- Response to chapter 8 : children and young people in museum evaluation / Susan Potter -- Where does the museum end? / Michael Tooby -- Response to chapter 9 : ' ... and there is no new thing under the sun' / Alec Coles -- The funding challenge / Phyllida Shaw -- Response to chapter 10 : 'what is your exit strategy? / Antonia Byatt -- Learning, leadership and applied research / Nick Winterbotham -- Response to chapter 11 : developing integrated museum management / Janet Vitmayer -- Audience advocates in museums / John Reeve -- Response to chapter 12 : a collective responsibility : making museums accessible for deaf and disabled people / Jane Samuels -- Whose space? : creating the environments for learning / Rick Rogers -- Response to chapter 13 : the importance of the museum's built environment / Christopher Bagot -- An unsettled profession / Vicky Woollard -- Response to chapter 14 : specialism versus generalism / Caitlin Griffiths -- So where do we go from here? / Caroline Lang, John Reeve and Vicky Woollard.
Local noteLittle-348971--305131054928+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-271) and index.
LCCN 2006000102
ISBN0754645606 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780754645603