It's all mediating : outlining and incorporating the roles of curating and education in the exhibition context / edited by Kaija Kaitavuori, Laura Kokkonen and Nora Sternfeld ; produced by the Finnish Association for Museum Education Pedaali.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums--Educational aspects--Congresses.

Museums.

Museums--Educational aspects.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxi, 89 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2013.

Summary:

It's all Mediating: Outlining and Incorporating the Roles of Curating and Education in the Exhibition Context brings together thinkers and practitioners in the fields of exhibition curating and gallery education from different corners of Europe. The publication explores the two core functions of museums: exhibiting of the content and educational activities directed to audiences. These areas of activity -both committed lo "mediating" between art and its audience - have existed since the birth of the public museum, but, as the result of professionalisation and specialisation of the museum field, they have developed into separate professions and have become the responsibility of specialised staff. "Curator" and "educator" are both relatively new titles in museums, and, in many countries, the professional education for these occupations is young or yet to be established. The volume sets out lo encourage dialogue between the sectors. It discusses how the professional field is outlined at present: How do these aspects relate to each other? What is the division of labour between curators and educators and what are the models of collaboration? What kind of interests and values guide their work? It further examines how the specialists incorporate their roles: How are professional identities built? While specialisation has brought focus and quality to the practice, have the fields drifted too far apart from each other? The book is a source of information and insights for anyone working in curating and education, including both practitioners as well as researchers of these fields. With its international span, the book serves the interests of students in the fast growing fields of curatorial studies, museum education, and museology in different parts of Europe. The issues tackled in the book have pertinence also for cultural policy study and research. It's all Mediating is produced by the Finnish Association for Museum Education Pedaali. Book jacket.

Contents:

That Certain Savoir/Pouvoir: Gallery Education as a Field of Possibility / Nora Sternfeld Sternfeld, Nora 1

Contradicting Oneself: Gallery Education as Critical Practice within the Educational Turn in Curating / Carmen Mörsch Mörsch, Carmen 8

Why Mediate Art? / Maria Lind Lind, Maria 20

What Have We Learnt? / Sally Tallant Tallant, Sally 27

On Both Sides of the Mirror: the Curator/Educator / Valérie Lagier Lagier, Valérie 31

On Mediating and Social Impact: Projects, Plans and Challenges for Tate Liverpool / Lindsey Fryer Fryer, Lindsey 36

Reflections on Gallery Education in the Time of the Crisis / Adela Zeleznik Zeleznik, Adela 45

What Does Globalisation Mean for Education in the Art Museum / Felicity Allen Allen, Felicity 56

Reflections from the Floor: It's All Mediating Conference Report / Salla Fornaro Fornaro, Salla, Laura Kokkonen Kokkonen, Laura 73.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1443847755

9781443847759

OCLC:

853495645

Publisher Number:

99954827019