Sustainable Museum - How Museums Contribute to the Great Transformation

The Sustainable Museum is the first book to outline a coherent strategy for the direction of museums., as it relates to sustainability in the museum and heritage sector.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: Sustainability in museums as a search and learning process; PART I: MUSEUMS AND SUSTAINABILITY: Chapter 2: The museum sector in transition; Chapter 3: The vision: the sustainable museum; Chapter 4: Three levers for the Transformation; PART II: SUSTAINABLE MUSEUM MANAGEMENT: Chapter 5: Transformational leadership and museum governance; Chapter 6: Sustainable management and eco-efficient museum operations; Chapter 7: Realigning collections and sustainable conservation; Chapter 8: Transdisciplinary research and sustainability science in museums; Chapter 9: Collaborative curation and sustainable exhibitions; Chapter 10: Sustainable education and participation in museums; PART III: PUTTING SUSTAINABILITY INTO PRACTICE; Chapter 11: Sustainability in museums as a process of change; Chapter 12: Sustainability strategy, targets and indicators in museums; Chapter 13: Implementation and sustainability reporting in museums; Index.

About the author

Christopher J. Garthe is creative director and consultant for sustainability in museums and exhibitions. For museums, visitor centres and science centres he develops exhibitions related to sustainable topics and supports them in the implementation of a sustainable operation. He has studied geography, landscape ecology and regional planning in Hanove, Germany and Grenoble, France, adult education and lifelong learning as well as journalism in Berlin, Germany and received his PhD on education and tourism in protected areas. Since 2009, he has been working at studio klv in Berlin/Freiberg, Germany and is active as a lecturer, author and speaker on sustainability in the cultural sector.

Summary

The Sustainable Museum is the first book to outline a coherent strategy for the direction of museums., as it relates to sustainability in the museum and heritage sector.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher J. Garthe, Christopher J. (Creative Director and Cons Garthe
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032049274
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204927-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travel guides; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, History, Cultural Studies, ART / Museum Studies, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, Social groups, Humanities, Sports & outdoor recreation, Social impact of environmental issues, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Tourism industry, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business, Retail and wholesale industries, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Social groups, communities and identities