Reinventing the Museum

Gail Anderson has been active in the museum field for more than 30 years. She is a museum consultant in private practice.

In this new edition of Reinventing the Museum Gail Anderson once again provides a comprehensive and thoughtful array of essays by leaders in the museum field and beyond. Issues that address the challenge of the 21st century museum are explored in many of these essays which will serve both students and practitioners. I welcome this new and valuable addition to the literature.

• A Framework: Reinventing the MuseumPart I Pivotal Moments in the 20th-Century DialogueThe Gloom of the Museum (1917), by John Cotton DanaWhat Is a Museum? (1942), by Theodore LowThe Museum, a Temple or the Forum (1971), by Duncan CameronMuseum Accountability: Laws, Rules, Ethics, and Accreditation (1991), by Willard L. BoydDeft Deliberations (1991), by Dan L. Monroe and Walter Echo-HawkDeaccessioning: The American Perspective (1991), by Marie C. MalaroMuseums in the Age of Deconstruction (1992), by Michael M. AmesThe Real Multiculturalism: A Struggle for Authority and Power (1992), by Amalia Mesa-BainsMining the Museum: An Installation Confronting History (1993), by Lisa G. CorrinThe Constructivist Museum (1995), by George HeinCreampuffs and Hardball: Are You Really Worth What You Cost or Just Merely Worthwhile? (1999), by Stephen E. WeilSavings Bank for the Soul (1996), by Elaine Heumann GurainChanging Practices of Interpretation (1997), by Lisa C. RobertsThe Experience Economy (1999) , by B. Joseph Pine II and James H. GilmoreFrom Being About Something to Being For Somebody: The Ongoing Transformation of the American Museum (1999), by Stephen E. WeilPart II The Emerging 21st-Century IdeologyChange and Complexity in the 21st-Century Museum: The Real Relics in our Museums May Be the Ways We Think and Work (2004), by Lois Silverman and Mark O'NeillThe Relevant Museum: A Reflection on Sustainability (2006), by Emlyn KosterThe Case for Holistic Intentionality (2007), by Randi KornMuseum Collections, Documentation, and Shifting Knowledge Paradigms (2005), by Fiona CameronSustainable Stewardship: Preventative Conservation in a Changing World (2008), by Jerry PodanyCulture and Museums in the Winds of Change: The Need for Cultural Indicators (2010), by Douglas WortsEmbedding Civic Engagement (2010), by Graham BlackPart III Perspectives on Meaningful Public EngagementDo Museum Exhibitions Have a Future? (2007), by Kathleen McLeanThe Exploded Museum (2008), by Peter SamisThe Visitors’ Bill of Rights: A List of Important Human Needs, Seen From the Visitors' Point of View (2000), by Judy RandThe Museum Visitor Experience: Who Visits, Why and to What Affect? (2010) , by John FalkPrincipals of Participation (2009), by Nina SimonWhat Is to Be Done, Sandra?: Learning in Cultural Institutions of the Twenty-First Century (2010), by Anna CutlerThreshold Fear: Architecture Program Planning (2005), by Elaine Heumann GurianPart IV Shifting Frameworks and InfrastructuresCreating a New Business Model (2009), by John Falk and Beverly SheppardNew Ways of Experiencing Culture: The Role of Museums and Marketing Implications (2001), by Neil KotlerComprehensive Interpretive Plans: A Framework of Questions (2008) , by Marianna Adams and Judy KokeFrom Knowing to Not Knowing: Moving Beyond “Outcomes" (2010), by Andrew PekarikLegal and Ethical Considerations in Museum Acquisitions (2006), by Marilyn PhelanCollections Planning: Pinning Down a Strategy (2002), by James B. Gardner and Elizabeth MerrittIt’s Easy Being Green (2006), by Sarah Brophy and Elizabeth Wylie Part V Strategic Implications for LeadershipEmotional Intelligence, Passion and Museum Leadership (1999), by Sherene SuchyGovernance as Leadership: Bringing New Governing Mindsets to Old Challenges (2004), by Richard P. Chait, William P. Ryan, and Barbara E. TaylorThe Source: Twelve Principles of Governance That Power Exceptional Boards, by BoardsourceOn the Job: For Nonprofits, Final Accountability Rests in the Board's Hands, by Boardsource41. Multicultural Organizational Development in Nonprofit Organizations: Lessons from the Cultural Competence Learning Initiative (2010), By Laurin Mayeno and Steve LewMuseums and Libraries in the 21st-Century: New Contexts and Skills Definitions (2009), by the Institute of Museum and Library ServicesThe Mindful Museum (2010), by Robert R. JanesLeading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail (2007), by John P. KotterSelected BibliographyAbout the Editor