Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / American Alliance Of Museums
Pages: 148
Trim: 6⅜ x 9
978-1-5381-0894-9 • Hardback • April 2021 • $88.00 • (£68.00)
978-1-5381-0895-6 • Paperback • April 2021 • $39.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-5381-0896-3 • eBook • April 2021 • $37.00 • (£30.00)
Mike Murawski is an independent consultant, change leader, author, and nature lover living with his family in Portland, Oregon. Since 2011, he has served as founding editor of ArtMuseumTeaching.com, a collaborative online forum for reflecting on critical issues in the field of museums. He is also coproducer, along with La Tanya S. Autry, of Museums Are Not Neutral, a global advocacy campaign aimed at exposing the myth of museum neutrality and calling for equity-based transformation across museums.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Museums Are Us
Chapter 2: Let Your Community In
Chapter 3: Community at the Core: A Conversation with Nina Simon
Chapter 4: Interrupting White Dominant Culture in Museums
Chapter 5: Museums Are Not Neutral: A Conversation with La Tanya Autry
Chapter 6: Leading Towards a Different Future
Chapter 7: Building a New Model: A Conversation with Lori Fogarty
Chapter 8: Collaborative Leadership That Works: A Conversation with Lauren Ruffin, Molly Alloy, and Nathanael Andreini
Chapter 9: Care and Healing
Chapter 10: Let’s Talk About Community Care: A Conversation with Monica Montgomery
Chapter 11: Propelled by Love
About Author
Museums as Agents of Change provides engaging examples from committed professionals who understand that museums have to continue to evolve in order to not only be relevant, but essential. Serving the community is not a moment but a movement and this book charts the way forward.
— Melanie Adams, director of the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum
Well researched and with lots of suggestions on how to be a changemaker, Museums As Agents of Change delves into the detail of process and practice for museum professionals looking to create a different future. Murawski's book is a loving letter to those who are already making change, and salutes all those striving to be a better 'us'.
— Anna Cutler, director of learning and research at Tate in the UK
As the contributors to this powerful and important book make clear, anyone working in and with museums has a part to play in their transformation towards becoming places for social change, justice and equity. This beautifully written book, brimming with rich experience and insights, honest reflections, thoughtful provocations, and practical strategies for enacting change, is critical reading for anyone committed to translating ideas and talk into action.
— Richard Sandell, co-director, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester