Dear list members,

I am working on a report on the evolving role of Museums in representing
non-Western cultures. My subject will focus on a specific museum exhibition
involving the Maya Community, but I would greatly appreciate any resources
that you could direct me in this area - texts, or any other written
materials, as well as web sites. Thanks.

Best regards,
Helen Papagiannis


>From: Jerold Kappel <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Museums and Community
>Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 16:22:55 -0400
>
>Museums and Community Initiative--Call for Issues
>
>Museums and Community, a new initiative of the AAM Board of Directors, will
>be a broad-based dialogue addressing how museums of all types can best
>respond to changes, challenges, and opportunities in the communities they
>serve while continuing to respect the tradition of collections stewardship
>and the museum's role as an educational institution. The initiative was
>developed in response to the AAM Strategic Agenda leadership goal: "to help
>museums anticipate and respond to issues so that they may succeed in
>serving
>communities' changing needs." To fully develop the initiative, the board is
>calling for issues from the museum field.
>
>The dialogue, to be conducted nationally and regionally, will address such
>questions as: What are communities? How will museums define their
>relationships with those they seek to serve? To what extent should a
>museum's focus be upon community concerns? Why are museums appropriate
>venues for community-building and community leadership? What is the impact
>of real collaboration? Who will lead our institutions in the 21st century,
>and what skills must they possess? Who will be qualified to work in the
>museums of the future? What values will inform the work of museums? What
>meanings pertinent to contemporary concerns are embedded in collections,
>and
>how will museums identify and interpret them?
>
>A national steering committee, appointed by AAM Board Chair and Director of
>the National Museum of the American Indian Richard West, and chaired by
>Robert Archibald, Director of the Missouri Historical Society, is seeking
>issues from the profession. Responses may address any of the questions
>listed above, or more generally, the role of museums in the development of
>community in the 21st century. For an overview of the initiative, visit the
>AAM Web site: www.aam-us.org/hottopics.htm. Please submit responses to:
>Museums and Community Task Force, American Association of Museums, 1575 Eye
>St. N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005; fax 202/289-6578; e-mail:
>museums&[log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>Jerry
>Jerold D Kappel CFRE
>Director, Development
>American Association of Museums
>
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