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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Robert P. Connolly and Elizabeth A. Bollwerk Klappentext In this how-to guide, practitioners at cultural heritage venues share their experiences in building sustainable relationships with their geographic and demographic communities. The volume focuses on the practicalities of starting and sustaining educational, advocational, digital and co-creative activities and programs. The thematic essays and case studies discuss strategies and actions museums can employ to build relationships with their communities, while serving as a community asset and resource. Case studies include candid discussions of successes, challenges, and lessons learned with an emphasis on small-to medium-sized institutions with limited staff and budgets. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction- Robert P. Connolly and Elizabeth A. BollwerkPart 1 - Communities Making Meaning in Museum Education - Jody Stokes CaseyCase Studies1.Developing High School Curriculum: The C.H. Nash Museum and Freedom Prep Charter School Project - Nur Abdalla and Lyndsey Pender2.Creating a Museum in a School: Cultural Heritage in Nivín, Perú- Gustavo Valencia Tello and Elizabeth Cruzado 3.Meeting Teacher Needs: Digital Collections in the Classroom - Shana Crosson4.Using Postcard Collections as a Primary Resource in the Classroom - Brian Failing5.Words, Stone, Earth, and Paint: Using Creative Writing to Engage a Community with Its Museum - Mary Anna EvansPart 2 - The Value of Open(ing) Authority and Participatory Frameworks for Museums - Elizabeth A. BollwerkCase Studies1.Oral History For, About, and By a Local Community: Co-Creation in the Peruvian Highlands - Elizabeth Cruzado and Leodan Alejo Valerio2.Working with a Private Collector to Strengthen Women's History: Sewall-Belmont House & Museum - Rebecca Price.3.Reconnecting a University Museum Collection with Hopi Farmers through an Undergraduate Class- Lisa Young and Susan Sekaquaptewa4.Our Stories, Our Places: Centering the Community as Narrative Voice in the Reinterpretation of an African American Historic Site - Porchia MoorePart 3 - Advocacy for Heritage Professionals During the Crisis and the Calm - Sarah E. MillerCase Studies1.Making Advocacy Everyone's Priority - Ember Farber2.Impact Statements - Demonstrating a Museum's Public Value - Robert P. Connolly3.Small Fish, Big Pond: How to Effectively Advocate in Your Community - Melissa PrycerPart 4 - Museums Engaging With People As A Community Resource - Robert P. ConnollyCase Studies1.Taking Steps to Make a Museum Special Needs Friendly - Colleen McCartney 2.Incorporating Descendent Community Voices: The Whitney Plantation - Ashley Rogers3.How Community Input Can Shape a Mission: The Proposed Eggleston Museum - Allison Hennie4.Building a Community History at the University of the West Indies Museum - Suzanne Francis-Brown5.Telling Our Town's History: The Muscatine History and Industry Center - Mary Wildermuth6.Working to Address Community Needs: The Missouri History Museum - Melanie AdamsPart 5 - Engaging User Audiences in the Digital Landscape - Brigitte Billedeaux and Jennifer SchnabelCase Studies1.Creating a Digital Library for Community Access: A. Schwab on Beale Street - Brigitte Billedeaux2.Separating the Glitz from the Practical in Social Media at the National Underground Railroad Museum - Jamie Glavic and Assia Johnson3.How a Simple, Inexpensive Podcast Engaged an Entire Community: Chick History, Inc - Rebecca Price4.Recording the Neglected Sports Stories From the Backside - Holly Solis5.Small Museum Website Creation with a Limited Staff and Budget: The Arden Craft Shop Museum - Kelsey RansickPart 6 - Resources...
