I wrote a report called Museums, Galleries and New Audiences which
started out as a survey of how museums in England attracted new audiences
and ended up as a set of case studies largely of community involvement in
museum programmes, including exhibit development. The report was
published by Art & Society but if you are interested it may be easier for
me to just send you a copy of it. Much of it deals with what you don't
want, namely the importance of community involvement to developing
programmes that attract new audiences and community involvement in a
range og museum programmes. But almost all the case studies were
concerned with developing actual exhibitions. I have written a manual on
attacting new audiences through audience participation for SA museums
which incorporates the UK case-studies but also additional case-studies
from South African museums. Since it also drew on the Field Museums 'Open
Conversations' I know that I sent one to the Field Museum, so you might
find a copy of it in their library.
Kathryn Mathers

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> Planning WAYYYY ahead...
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> I'd like to hear from museum people who've worked with their community in
> developing exhibits -- planning content, creating messages, etc.  My aim is
> to put together a session for AAM 2001 in St. Louis.  (The deadline for
> submitting proposals is coming up quicker than we think.)
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> I'm especially interested in hearing real-life experiences -- what you
> learned when you actually went out and started talking to people; what
> practical, hands-on advice you gained from your experience -- rather than
> philosophy or justification for the practice.
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> I'd like to keep this focused on exhibits, as opposed to education,
> outreach, programming, audience development, etc.  -- all valid and
> important, to be sure, but a little off-topic for my purposes.
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> Feel free to respond on-line or off.  Thanks in advance.
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> Eugene Dillenburg
> Lead Developer, Philippine Coral Reef Exhibit
> John G. Shedd Aquarium
> 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
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