In a recent article in The Art Newspaper ("Will US Museums Succeed in Reinventing Themselves?" 1.11.10), author András Szántó writes that the recession is forcing museums to reconsider every aspect of what they do. And that this is not necessarily a bad thing. Szántó begins by acknowledging what we all already know--that the Great Recession has been tough on American museums. According to a 2009 survey of North American museums by the Association of Art...
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Museums should serve a social purpose as they are products of the society that support them.Robert R. Janes and Gerald T. Conaty used this premise to create Looking Reality in the Eye, a collection of case studies that explores how museums can move beyond education and entertainment to embrace new socially relevant missions.The idea for this book emerged from a panel presentation on museums and social responsibility at the annual meeting of the Canadian Museums...
