Museums and galleries should tackle social issues like crime, intolerance
and poor health
Museums should act as catalysts for change within their communities by
responding to issues of social exclusion – an idea seen as alien and
abhorrent by some, states a new report from the University of Leicester.
Museum functions like collecting, preserving and displaying should not be
undertaken for their own sake – but as a means to a number of social ends,
the report states.
Including Museums: perspectives on museums, galleries and social inclusion,
ISBN 1 873667 57 4. £15.00 plus £2.00 p&p. is a stimulating and provocative
new publication from the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries,
produced with the support of Re:source: the council for museums, archives
and libraries.
Just published, the 132 page book brings together a range of perspectives
to explore the social role and impact of museums and galleries.
Contributors from a wide range of museums and galleries explore the
relevance of the social inclusion agenda for all aspects of museum practice
from collections management and conservation to exhibitions and education.
The book will help museum professionals to engage with the fluid and
shifting concept of social inclusion and to develop inclusive practice
throughout the museum.
For further details see www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/incmus.htm
For printable order form, see www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/incmuspub.htm
CONTRIBUTORS
Suzanne Bardgett
Holocaust Exhibition Project Director Imperial War Museum
Peter Bates
Consultant for The National Team working with People with Learning
Disabilities, formerly Nottingham Rehabilitation and Community
Care Services
Kevin Brown
Curator, Methil Heritage Centre
Simon Cane
Collections Services Officer, Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
Dr Elizabeth Crooke
Lecturer, Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
David Fleming
Director of Museums and Galleries (Tyne and Wear) and President of the
Museums Association
Jeremy Guy
Mental Health Worker and User of Mental Health Services
Alison Lapper
Artist
Jo Loosemore
Outreach Officer (Education), Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
Mandy
Activate Project, Angel Row Gallery
Margaret Mackechnie
Assistant Director (Children and Families, Resources), Social Services,
Nottingham City Council
Nicola Moyle
Curator of Museums and Heritage, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
Dan Packe
Represent Project Co-ordinator, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Raj Pal
Principal Heritage Officer, Sandwell Museum Service
Dr Ross Parry
Lecturer, Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Elaine Samuel
Department of Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
Hajra Shaikh
South East Asian Arts Officer, Victoria and Albert Museum
Dr Michael Varnam
General Practitioner and Nottingham City S.E. Primary Care Group
Amanda Wallace
Museums Conservation Manager, Nottingham City Museums and Galleries
Amber Walls
Visual Arts Access Officer, Angel Row Gallery
Sue Wilkinson
Senior Adviser (Learning, Access and Audience Development) Resource, the
Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries
Prof Lola Young
Project Director Archives and Museum of Black Heritage (AMBH) & Professor
of Cultural Studies, Middlesex University
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