Hi Tara,
The University of Leicester Research Centre for Museums and Galleries
has done lots of research in this field (UK) and all the reports are
available online at:
http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/research/rcmgpublicationsandprojects.html
Also, our Head of Department, Dr Richard Sandell has published a few
works on the subject:
Books
Sandell, R. (2007) Museums, Prejudice and the Reframing of Difference,
Routledge: London and New York.
Sandell, R. (ed) (2002) Museums, Society, Inequality, Routledge:
London and New York.
Chapters
Sandell, R. (2005) ‘Constructing and communicating equality: the social
agency of museum space’ in MacLeod, S. (ed.) Reshaping Museum
Space : architecture, design, exhibitions, Routledge: London.
Sandell, R. 2002. Museums and the combating of social inequality:
roles, responsibilities, resistance, in R. Sandell, R. (ed.) Museums,
Society, Inequality, Routledge, London.
Papers in journals
Sandell, R., Delin, A., Dodd, J., and Gay, J. (2005) ‘Beggars, freaks and
heroes? Museum collections and the hidden history of disability’,
Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship, 20(1): 5-19.
Sandell, R., Delin, A., Dodd, J., and Gay, J. (2005) ‘In the shadow of the
Freakshow: the impact of Freakshow tradition on the display and
understanding of disability history in museums’ in Disability Studies
Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 4.
Sandell, R. 1998. Museums as agents of social inclusion, Museum
Management and Curatorship, 17 (4).
Sandell, R., 2000. The strategic significance of workforce diversity in
museums, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 6(3), 213-230.
Sandell, R., 2003. ‘Social, inclusion, the museum and the dynamics of
sectoral change’ in museum & society, 191): 45-62.
Professional publications
Sandell, R. and Dodd, J. 2001. Including Museums: Perspectives on
Museums, Galleries and Social Inclusion, Research Centre for Museums
and Galleries, 2001.
Sandell, R. and Dodd, J. 1998. Building Bridges: Guidance for Museums
and Galleries on Developing New Audiences, Museums and Galleries
Commission, London.
I know this is UK based, but there are some fundamental principles in
there.
Jim Roberts
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University of Leicester
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